"Vladimir Vladimirovich, I want to emphasize: today there is no threat to the life and health of people," TASS quotes her.

She said that the group of the Ministry of Defense has completed the most dangerous work on the spot.

Earlier, Putin promised that he would keep the pollution situation in Usolye-Sibirskoye under personal control.

At the end of June, Putin instructed to develop a work plan to eliminate environmental problems in Usolye-Sibirskoye, which had been accumulating "since the 30s of the last century."

Later, the consolidated detachment of the Russian Ministry of Defense arrived in the city.

The Russian government has allocated 434 million rubles to resolve the situation in Usolye-Sibirskoye.