Cabinet of Ministers approved plan for key civil protection measures in 2018

The Government endorsed a plan for important civil protection measures in 2018. The corresponding order No. 981 was adopted on December 27, 2017.

The document encompasses specific tasks and actions for the implementation of the state policy aimed at ensuring the safety and protection of people and territories, material and cultural assets and the environment from natural emergencies in peacetime and in a special period.

Moreover, the implementation of the abovesaid plan will increase the readiness of the functional and territorial subsystems of a single state civil protection system, reduce the risks of emergencies and increase the level of protection of the population and territories by defining the central and local executive authorities, local governments, enterprises, institutions and organizations of specific tasks and activities in the field of civil protection in 2018.

It is also noteworthy that the financing of the measures will be carried out within the limits of budget funds laid down in the state and local budgets for 2018, and does not require any additional expenses.