Deputy head of the Ministry of agriculture of the Russian Federation, member of the Government Commission on prevention and liquidation of emergency situations and ensuring fire safety Pavel Semenov approved the composition of the task force on the monitoring of flood protection measures, the monitoring of the flood situation.

The work of the operational group assigned to lead the Director of the Department of land reclamation of the Federal agricultural agencies Daniel Putyatin.

The main objective of the formed group is joint with the subjects of the Russian Federation to coordinate efforts in preparing and organizing skip spring flooding in 2015 on the waterworks and drainage systems under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of agriculture of Russia and in the operational management of the Federal state budgetary institutions for land reclamation.

In the framework of its activities, the task force provides the performance of a set of related activities. This analysis forecast of Roshydromet and the Russian emergencies Ministry on the development of spring flooding in the regions of the Russian Federation, flood events on the waterworks and irrigation systems in the state ownership, implementation of technical and organizational measures, creating flooding the waterworks emergency teams (links) with the equipment necessary equipment and supplies construction and lubricants.

Special attention will be paid to the development of the flood situation in the regions of the far Eastern and Siberian Federal districts affected by catastrophic floods in the summer and autumn of 2013 and the flood of 2014.

If necessary, assistance will also be provided to agricultural producers in the organization and conducting of flood protection measures on the waterworks and irrigation systems in General and individual use.