Teriberka asks Gazprom for help
Valery Yarantsev, Head of the village of Teriberka on the Russian Barents coast has asked Gazprom to grant money for modernization of the village, future location for the Shtokman field LNG plant.
The regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations wants to close the village’s hospital because of the risk for fire, TV channel Murman reports. Nearly all buildings in Teriberka are made from wood.
As BarentsObserver reported, two weeks ago a fire in the local boiler left the 400 houses, the school and kindergarten in the village without heating. A closure of the hospital would leave the inhabitants without any health service. The nearest hospital is more than 100 kilometers away.
The newly elected Mayor of Teriberka Valery Yarentsev has appealed to Gazprom for help to modernize the village.
- We need one billion rubles, but even half of this would give us a new start, Yarantsev says.
