Аннотация: The Story about the interest in the Bureya theme on January 15, 2019
The Story about the interest in the Bureya theme on January 15, 2019
What is significant in "fresh" publications?
Firstly, the information on vigorous actions for preparation for elimination of a natural dam on the Bureya River.
Secondly, statement of some details of plans for the solution of "The Bureya problem".
Thirdly, the fears, the demonstrations of care, the forecasts onto the theme about prospects of the decision "The Bureya problem".
If to concretize these subjects, then it is possible to note the following:
1. Information on vigorous actions:
"CHANNEL 1. On January 15, 2019, 12:11. To Khabarovsk Krai explosive and the equipment for clearing of the jam [the natural dam] near the Bureya Reservoir is delivered ...
The militarymen finished the transfer to Khabarovsk Krai of the equipment for work on clearing of the bed of the Bureya River blocked as a result of a landslide. By means of aircraft 175 tons of the special equipment were delivered.
By rail transported 300 tons of explosive. It was placed on a storage arsenal, next to the Bureya Reservoir. After that by helicopters the equipment and explosive will be delivered to the place of events where the camp is set already up.
"Unloading of explosive materials, in number of 11 railway cars which arrived from Primorsky Krai for further sending to the area of appointment for performance of a task comes to the end by the efforts of staff" - the warehouse supervisor of artillery ammunition Alexey Novikov reported"". [https://www.1tv.ru/news/2019-01-15/358739-v_habarovskiy_kray_dostavlena_vzryvchatka_i_oborudovanie_dlya_raschistki_zatorov_v_rayone_bureyskogo_vodohranilischa?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop]
"PHOTO: "World 24" / Svetlana Rodina
RUSSIA
Specialists of the Russian Defense Ministry delivered all necessary explosive for blasting a blockage near the Bureya Reservoir, TASS reports.
"At the railway station Arga in the Amur region unloading more than 300 tons of explosives is made. Explosives are already transported toward a storage arsenal, adjacent to the Bureya Reservoir", - the Department of information and mass communications of the military Department said on Tuesday.
To the place of the jam [the natural dam] the explosives will be brought up as necessary. "Five Mi-8 and one Mi-26 helicopters are involved in the delivery of military personnel and cargo directly to the place of work," - the defense Ministry said ... " [https://mir24.tv/news/16343866/k-zavalu-na-reke-bureya-podvezli-vzryvchatku]
2. Some details of plans for the solution of "The Bureya problem"
"MOSCOW, 15 January - RIA Novosti. More than 1000 holes will be prepared by military engineers for elimination of a collapse of rocky masses on the Bureya Reservoir, reports department of information and mass communications of the Russian Defense Ministry...
It is noted that military engineers will apply cumulative charges to preparation of holes. To the area of work more than 1.6 thousand devices [?cumulative charges] are already delivered. After the preparatory activities, explosions will be carried out to remove the jam [the natural dam]". [https://ria.ru/20190115/1549365501.html]
3. The fears, the demonstrations of care, the forecasts onto the theme about prospects of the decision "The Bureya problem"
"KHABAROVSK, 14 January - RIA Novosti. Explosion of the landslide which blocked the bed of the Bureya River in Khabarovsk Krai can provoke a new landslide (from the remained part of the hill), - the chief researcher of Institute of water and environmental problems of the FEB of RAS, the doctor of geographical sciences Alexey Makhinov reported to RIA Novosti ...
"In the existing conditions there is no danger of a descent of a new landslide, we climbed these slopes today. But if blow up the formed dam, then as a result of explosion, the rest of the hill can collapse into a water of river. High probability of the fact that it will occur", - Makhinov told.
He noted that scientists plan on Tuesday to measure depths under the hill to define whether the new landslide is dangerous. According to the scientist if depths big, then the new landslide remains at the bottom [at the bed of river] and will not negatively affect a water flow ...
He also noted that in the case of a new landslide into the river, as the first time, can rise a big wave.
"We made measurements today and came to a conclusion that then height of a wave was not less than 50 meters. And if there is an explosion and the survived part of the hill will collapse, then the tsunami will be below", - the interlocutor of the agency told.
Earlier it was reported that the height of the wave in the moment of the collapse of the hill into the water was 40 meters, the wave demolished the trees (upto the roots) of on the opposite bank of the river." [https://ria.ru/20190114/1549333075.html]
Whether there is a variant of events, a variant, free from risks? Probably, no.
After messages about emergence of a natural dam personally I expected an emergence (not necessarily from Alexey Makhinov) convincing complex, integrated characterization of a situation. Partly such a characterization appeared in an interview (the leading Oksana Rudenko, the interviewee - Pyotr Evgenyevich Osipov is an ecologist, the director of the Amur Branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature of Russia). (Http://www.amur.info/simple/2018/12/27/9565; On December 27, 2018, 22:31).
After December 27, 2018 there nearly three weeks passed. We can obtain again Pyotr Osipov's opinion.
"15 JANUARY, 11:06
MOSCOW, on January 15. / TASS/. Blastings the jam [the natural dam] which was formed at the Bureya River in Khabarovsk Krai because of a landslide in December of last year can do much harm to inhabitants of the river, but the threat of flooding of a human settlements is much more serious, - the director of the Amur branch WWF of Russia Pyotr Osipov reported for TASS on Tuesday ...
"The explosions associated with the aquatic environment may harm aquatic organisms. But the damage that may occur in the event of damage of the dam or in the case of the flooding of a human settlements will be much higher. Plus, there is a risk that the rise of water above the level of descended masses will seriously damage the soils that are on the sides of the reservoir and cause additional landslides, " - the source said...
Deputy Chairman of the government of Khabarovsk Krai concerning fuel and energy complex and housing and communal services, the first vice-president of the commission on prevention and elimination of emergency Anatoly Litvinchuk reported to TASS that participants of the expedition organized by the regional authorities continue to work at the place. They carry out works for preparation of the conclusion about consequences of the formed jam. Earlier it was reported that there is a risk of flooding of several settlements.
Litvinchuk also reported, that the head of Khabarovsk Krai Sergey Furgal will go by aircraft on Wednesday to place of events, he will hold the operational meeting there, including meeting with participants of an expedition, which partly consists of scientists, representatives of different departments, are and also he will meet Chekunda's inhabitants.
The head of the Verkhnebureinsky district of the region Alexey Maslov TASS on Tuesday reported that at the village of Chekunda for the period of explosive works will be exposed by posts which will watch that locals did not leave to the place of a soil descent into Bureya River. Local authorities before carrying out explosive works will also examine the river on the site from the village to a collapse [place of the natural dam]. As reported to the agency in Chekunda's administration, the population already notified about the forthcoming works". [https://tass.ru/obschestvo/5999155]
If actions for restoration of the water flow would not be carried out, then the risk of "tsunami", - at such option of events, - would not exist? The risk of any landslides would not exist?
Risks exist, and they will remain. However it is clear that the undertaken measures are directed - in general - to decrease, to eliminate the risks.
January 15, 2019 15:50
Translation from Russian into English: January 15, 2019 19:22.
Владимир Владимирович Залесский 'Рассказ об интересе к Бурейской теме 15 января 2019 г.'.