The Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, Alexei Kuznetsov, commented on the situation with the motorsport competitions "EXTREME ICE 2018" and "ICE DRIFT 2018" on Lake Baltym, which the Cossacks nearly broke. According to him, a raid event took place on the lake.

The Office received information on the conduct of motor racing and alleged violation of water legislation and legislation on the RF PAs.

"Lake Baltym is recognized as a monument of nature. If someone believes that the second benefit in the form of racing is more important than preserving the natural complex, I think he is very much mistaken. According to the Water Code parking, movement of mechanical means in the water protection zone is prohibited, except for special vehicles or traffic on specially designated roads with a hard surface. Water protection zone of the lake Baltim - 200 meters. Accordingly, all moving cars in this environmental zone violate the legislation of the Russian Federation, "he explained..

In the sanitary-epidemiological conclusion about carrying out of actions in this place it is written that the journey to the lake Baltym is forbidden. Cars are left in the public car park and people walk on foot to places of rest.

"In addition, the exhaust gases contain several components that are harmful not only to the human body, it also harms the lake," Kuznetsov continued..

Organizers of the event on the part of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology did not make any claims regarding the holding of races. The question was asked about finding vehicles in the water protection zone. On January 12, 2018, the organizer of the event Maxim Chentsov received a warning about the need to comply with the water legislation of the Russian Federation and legislation on specially protected natural areas.

Recall, on January 21 in the Sverdlovsk region, the motorsport competition EXTREME ICE 2018 and ICE DRIFT 2018 nearly collapsed on the winter sports track "Ice Circuit".

The riders were opposed by officials of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Sverdlovsk Region and the administration of Verkhnyaya Pyshma and the police with the power support of the Urals Cossacks. About thirty men in balaclava for a few hours blocked the sportsmen's cars on the bank of the Baltym. According to eyewitnesses, they behaved very aggressively and even broke the camera to one of the participants of the event.

Despite the obstacles of the Cossacks and the staff of the administration of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, the ice race EXTREME ICE 2018 and ICE DRIFT 2018 still passed.

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