The delay in opening beaches in Anapa has alarmed internet users.

Sand sifting has been completed from the Medical Beach to the Bimlyuk Sanatorium, the mayor of Anapa announced. Authorities promised to open all beaches by June 1, but commentators emphasized that most sandy beaches are closed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the Kuban office of Rospotrebnadzor stated that water samples and areas where new sand was added meet the required oil product content, unlike at Anapa beaches, where imported sand has not yet been added. The swimming season in Anapa will officially open on June 1 and last until September 30. Permission for swimming in the sea will be valid in areas excluded from the danger zone designated after the emergency with the tankers. As of June 3, 4.5 kilometers of sandy beaches were operational, and tourists were urged to leave areas where new sand was being added. Social media users expressed concerns about the safety of the water and sand. Authorities reported on May 28 that the imported sand would be sifted and dried on the beaches, but Telegram users believe it would be impossible to recreate quartz sand. Activists are concerned that the quality of the sand being used to fill Anapa's beaches differs markedly from that of the dunes. This, they believe, could ruin the city's reputation as a resort. Authorities reported that over 136,000 cubic meters of sand had been imported to Anapa's beaches, and over five kilometers of shoreline have already been repaved. New sand hardens after rain and turns into a suspension in water, Telegram users noted.

Sand sifting work on the first section has been completed, Anapa Mayor Svetlana Maslova announced today.
 
"This is 3.5 km of sandy territory from the Medical Beach to the Bimlyuk sanatorium. After backfilling and leveling the clean layer, mechanized sand cleaning was carried out here - double sifting and loosening for drying and aeration. This makes the sand more uniform, cleaner, and crumbly. Now sifting work is being carried out on the second section, 3.5 km long, from Bimlyuk to the Ryabinushka sanatorium," she wrote on her Telegram channel.

This message on 14:34 Moscow time has garnered 10 comments.

"This spring, the governor announced that all of Anapa's beaches would be open by summer. Savelyev said that Anapa's beaches would be open by June 1st. June has arrived, and in fact, all the sandy beaches are closed. And there are a lot of tourists who trusted the authorities and booked Anapa. By June 12th, there will be so many of them, so many that they simply won't physically fit on the hotel grounds, near the pools, even standing up. Tell me, how are we, hoteliers, supposed to look people in the eye? And how can we explain that in a year and a half you haven't had time to prepare the beaches for their arrival?" asked user T Ch.

"And the entire Pionersky Prospekt and Vityazevo are waiting for an answer from you - when will you allow hotels to operate normally and tourists to have a good vacation?" he added in another message.

"So it turns out that Mr. Savelyev, the governor, and the mayor of Anapa promised potential consumers a comfortable vacation?" commented Igor Komarov.

"Businesses were saving their beaches as best they could until the administration came and said, 'This is our sphere of influence. We'll do everything ourselves.' The opening of the beaches and the opening dates were announced by the highest authorities; all the videos are online," responded T. Ch.

Who should I contact to ask them not to continue ruining the beaches? Let them take the money and the sand, but please don't ruin our beaches any further. Chunks of fuel oil aren't as bad as clay underfoot," commented Anastasia Mishchenko on another message from the mayor.