Ice-blasting operations began on the Amur River in the Far East

Ice-blasting operations on the Amur River have begun in the Amur Region. This is reported by IA PriamurMedia with reference to the regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.

The first explosions began on Monday, March 23, in the Shimanovsky district. Specialists worked near the village of Ushakovo at the Golden Spit site.

Traditionally, ice-blasting operations are carried out in four sections of the Amur River. The next stop will be a segment near the village of Novovskresenovka in the same district. Then the explosions will be carried out in the area of the villages of Chernyaevo in the Magdagachinsky district and Albazino in the Skovorodinsky district.

Work on the destruction of the ice cover is carried out annually as part of flood control measures. They are scheduled to be completed by April 3. Ice-blasting operations are also planned on the Urkan River in the Zeya district.

Earlier it was reported that ice crossings began to close in the Amur region due to warming. On March 16, the international ice crossing connecting the Amur Region with the Heihe City District in China was closed. Since March 21, traffic has also been banned at the crossing in the Mazanovsky district on the Selemdzha River, and on the 23rd, at two more crossings in the Shimanovsky district.