Russian Environmentalists Hold Rally to Protect Baikal Lake
Several dozen people rallied in Irkutsk on Saturday to demand that the authorities release information on plans to build an international uranium enrichment center in Angarsk, a city located in the vicinity of Baikal Lake in the eastern part of Russia.
Some 80 people, who gathered for the rally organized by the non- governmental organizations Baikal Ecological Wave and Baikal Movement, called for ensuring the environmental safety of the region in general and Baikal Lake in particular.
A resolution issued by the demonstrators says that “Angarsk is located within the area of atmospheric influence on Baikal, which is part of the World Heritage List.”
Baikal is the deepest and oldest lake in the world as well as the largest (by volume) freshwater lake. It contains over 20% of the world’s liquid fresh surface water and more than 90% of Russia’s liquid fresh surface water.
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