21:27, 15 January 2022

Makhachkala townspeople protest against frequent water and power outages

Law enforcers hearing the people's complaints at a protest action in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video published at the page of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CYuSs52IPM0/

On January 14, several dozen residents of Makhachkala went out to a street protest action, demanding from bureaucrats to solve the problem of power and water outages. People are freezing up without electricity; and because of frequent outages thereof, household appliances fail, another group of Makhachkala townspeople have noted on the Instagram.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on December 23, at a press conference of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, Magomed Magomedov, the editor-in-chief of the RIA "Dagestan", addressed him and asked to help in solving problems with water, power and gas supplies in Dagestan.

Residents of Dagestan had repeatedly complained about problems with communal utilities. On November 16, 2021, dozens of residents of the dwelling settlement of Krivaya Balka near Makhachkala blocked the motor road, demanding power (electricity) to be supplied to their houses.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on January 15, 2022 at 01:43 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Source: CK correspondent