The power supply to facilities affected by the snowfall in the Vitebsk and Minsk regions will be fully restored by 2:00 PM.

January 3, Minsk / BELTA /. Power supply to facilities affected by snowfall in the Vitebsk and Minsk regions will be fully restored by 2:00 PM. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press service of the Belarusian government. In several districts of the Vitebsk and Minsk regions on January 1-2, due to natural disasters (heavy precipitation in the form of wet snow and wind), power supply to a significant number of consumers was interrupted. In total, over two days in January, 2410 transformer substations, 1140 settlements, and 69 livestock farms were subject to emergency shutdown. To eliminate the consequences of the disaster, power supply organizations of the Ministry of Energy organized round-the-clock work of repair personnel. In total, more than 800 people, 198 crews, and 264 units of equipment (towers, snow removal equipment, all-terrain vehicles) were involved. The restoration work was greatly complicated by a high snow cover, reaching 60-70 cm, and in some places over 1 meter, as well as fallen trees that collapsed under the weight of snow onto power lines. The coordination of all restoration work was led by an operational headquarters created in the Ministry of Energy. The measures taken and the organized work of the industry's labor collectives made it possible to eliminate the consequences of the natural phenomena in the shortest possible time - by the morning of January 3, almost all electricity consumers were reconnected. As of 10:30 AM, 21 facilities remained disconnected from the power supply. Minskenergo assured that power supply would be fully restored by 2:00 PM. The progress of restoration work is under the personal control of the Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich and his First Deputy Vladimir Semashko, the press service noted. -0-