Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Irkutyanina Basil Patsyuka awarded the Order of Courage

For the dedication shown in dealing with the consequences of the Chernobyl accident. Posthumous. He died from serious illness eight years ago. In the remaining Chernobyl survivors need medication, shelter and attention to regional authorities.
-- Rewarding liquidator posthumously - is the first time in Irkutsk - told the head of Irkutsk regional public organizations of persons with disabilities "Memory-Chernobyl" Yuri Varlamov. -- Rewards many worthy, but the problem is that not all visited Chernobyl have information that they were in the exclusion zone, and received radiation. And this is the main documents.
But even those who have documents, often do not know what they can expect.
-- Just three days ago sent in the text area Nizhneilimsky federal law on the support of Chernobyl - told Yuri Varlamov. -- A man so obradovalsya - even, said no idea that such rights I have. Is not uncommon facts, when the widow of the liquidators in five to seven years after the death of their husbands know that they put pension survivors, and only then turning to the courts.
-- We are conducting explanatory work, copy the "legal page" of every issue of the newspaper "Russian chernobylets" and distribute to organizations in the Territories area that people were aware of - Chairman of Irkutsk city offices Russia public organization Union "Chernobyl" Vladimir Shchepin.
However, not lack of information is the main problem liquidators. There is still high prices of essential medicines, and, moreover, not all manage to get the necessary preparations. Chernobyl waiting for assistance from the authorities.
-- We abandoned the administration requests annually - help establish a system of leave of drugs - said Yuri Varlamov. -- What we say will solve the problem spot
-- Who asked, so help. But not all the same may apply - for example, there is no home phone, so these people are left without assistance.
Drug problem is common to the Chernobyl Russia, said Vladimir Shchepin. But with housing in the Irkutsk region, in his view, the situation is worse than in other regions.
-- The allocation of housing certificates is with great scripts, receives only a small part of their waiting, with that in other territories full coverage - he said.
In the administration of the region argue that in recent years the situation has changed in this area.
-- It is anticipated that before the end of the year will improve the living conditions of 68 Chernobyl and their families - said Deputy Director of Social Protection of the Irkutsk region Natalia Kirillova. -- This is significantly higher than in previous years. In 2005, the shelter received 6 people in 2006 - 10 in 2007-40.
However, this year alone applications for housing certificates filed 135 people…
Chernobyl bitterly suggests that the level of support from the state is such that most of the liquidators, who have no disability and do not receive special pensions (military, Ministry of Internal Affairs) are living on the brink of poverty.
Recently, the organization "Memory-Chernobyl" offered to host a regional law on targeted social aid to citizens who are in difficult situations. The draft document includes a lump sum to those in need. The amount of costs a year, estimated Chernobyl - 4.5 million rubles.
-- All measures of social support Chernobyl provided at the expense of the federal budget - said Nataliya Kirillova, - this does not apply to the powers of the region, so in his budget include such costs, we can not.
-- But people do not have the right to assistance from one region and another in which they live and work? - Yuri wondered Varlamov.
In his view, we need a meeting with representatives of the authorities, so you can discuss issues as they arise, rather than save the claim.
-- With our previous governors had never met, we now head to a new region called - said Vladimir Shchepin. -- We hope that we did hear.

Meanwhile
According to the department of social protection of the population, live in the Irkutsk region affected by the 1560 radiation accidents and disasters.

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