Head of Hydromet Alexander Frolov said that the water level in Lake Baikal due to shortage of water fell even one centimeter and gone beyond the minimum mark of 456.0 meters.
“Just today, the level of Lake Baikal one centimeter below. Yesterday it was exactly, “- said Frolov, RIA” Novosti ».
February 19 representative of Ministry of Russia reported that uUroven water in Lake Baikal decreased by one centimeter due shortage of water and reached its lowest level in 456.0 meters.
Currently, limits Baikal limited requirements of the Government of Russia from March 26, 2001 № 234. The document set a minimum acceptable level of water in the 456.0 meters, the maximum – 457.0 meters.
February 10, the Russian government to prevent the use of water resources of the lake below the minimum values.
From February 4th power of Buryatia introduced on high alert because of the shoaling of Lake Baikal.
In the middle of January, Director of the Baikal Institute of Nature Management SB RAS, Doctor of Geographical Sciences Endon Garmaev reported that for the first time in 60 years on the lake water level dropped almost to a critical point – the year it was down to 40 centimeters.
The fall of the water level in the lake have been linked to the activities of energy companies and the extremely low water period in 2014.
Baikal – one of the great lakes on the planet, the lake “superlatives”: the deepest (1 thousand. 637 meters), the oldest (25 million years), with the most diverse flora and fauna including freshwater bodies.
The lake has a unique volume and quality supply of fresh water (23.6 thousand. cubic kilometers – more 20% of world reserves). In 1996, the pond was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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