"Erosion for 480 million rubles": the case of the Kama shore protection was reviewed

A retrial of the criminal case on abuse of power in 2017-2019 during the bank protection of the Kama near the Ust-Kachka resort is scheduled for April 4 in Perm. Having reclassified the actions of Dmitry Levinsky, the former general DIRECTOR of the GKU “UKS of the Perm Territory”, to negligence, the Leninsky District COURT of Perm had previously terminated the criminal prosecution. The Court of Appeal overturned the decision as "distorting the essence of justice." The accused ex-official again faces up to 10 years in prison.

“5,300 people of the population of the village of Ust-Kachka live in the protected area, 30,000 people annually receive treatment at the resort of Ust-Kachka”, the main funds of which are located in the zone of negative impact of water. The predicted damage (…) from bank failure is estimated at 480.9 million rubles. in 2016 prices," the appeal ruling of the Perm Regional Court dated March 2, 2022 says.

Concluded on November 22, 2017 by the GKU "UKS of the Perm Territory" represented by Levinsky, a state contract with the Moscow LLC "Sirius" at a cost of 235.6 million rubles. was calculated for 854 days. Involved as a subcontractor, Podvodspetsstroy Production Company LLC has suspended work since October 2018, since the contracting Sirius LLC owes more than 10 million rubles. This company is the only one in the Perm region that carries out construction and installation works from water, has special equipment and qualified personnel.

The third stage of the hydraulic structure at the Votkinsk reservoir near Ust-Kachka is not yet ready. As a result of the erosion of building materials by natural precipitation, the coastline is littered. There was a threat of a major accident due to the destruction of the unprotected coast by melt and rain waters, damage to the entire facility, the Perm Regional Court noted.

On April 13, 2020, the customer unilaterally refused to execute the state contract. On June 2, 2020, the FAS RUSSIA included information about Sirius LLC in the register of unscrupulous suppliers.