Vice-Premier of Russia Dmitry Kozak said about the inadmissibility of breakdown in the supply of energy services to consumers for New Year celebrations, for which statistics represent a large portion of accidents.
"Breakdown in the supply of energy services to consumers avoid can not be. Now is difficult economic situation because of the global financial crisis, and people lose their jobs, and deprive them of heat unacceptable ", - said Kozak on Saturday at the telephone conference with regions of the passage of the autumn-winter 2008-2009, households and enterprises of the implementation measures to stimulate the housing market.
Vice-Premier stressed that the need for full accountability for control of the situation of all staff involved in public utilities - from junior officer to the head. "Organizational decision must be taken immediately" - said Kozak.
Minister of Regional Development Viktor Basargin who has participated in the telephone conference, for its part said that half of all accidents households accounted for New Year's holidays. "We must not forget that more than 50% of all accidents occur in the New Year" - said the minister.
According to the minister, since the beginning of heating season has been closely monitor the level of responsibility leaders utilities to ensure an uninterrupted supply to consumers. According to the Minister for the irregularities of administrative responsibility were involved 172 managers, while 11 cases were sent to the prosecutor's office.
