Residents of Bataysk have asked authorities to save Salt Lake from pollution.

Residents of Bataysk recorded a video appeal demanding urgent action to save Solenoye Lake, which they say is under threat due to severe pollution. Appeals to various authorities have been unsuccessful.

Residents of the "Gidromekhanizator" gardening community, located next to Solenoye Lake, have asked for help. They say the lake's surface has been covered in a sludge of unknown origin for three weeks.

The video appeal was published on the VKontakte page of "Rostov Main," which has over 597,000 subscribers. By 4:00 a.m., the publication had received more than one thousand views.

Just a few years ago, the lake was a popular recreation spot for city residents. However, the situation is now causing serious concern among local residents. According to them, unknown waste has entered the lake through a canal, turning part of the lake into a swamp. Dead fish have already been found in the lake. Additionally, a strong, unpleasant odor has been detected in the area around the lake.

"This pollution began on June 6th, originating in a canal adjacent to the water park. Local residents attempted to remove the pollution themselves, erecting barriers to prevent it from reaching the lake," a local resident said in a video message.

According to residents, specialists from the Ministry of Natural Resources conducted an investigation, but were unable to determine the source of the pollution or the waste dumping site. Following the inspection, the agency instructed local authorities to organize cleanup efforts, reports Bloknot Rostov-on-Don.

"The lake is littered and contaminated with unknown chemicals. We've repeatedly contacted all local authorities to have them analyze the lake and give us a concrete answer about what's wrong. The lake smells like sewage. We still haven't received a clear answer; everyone is shrugging their shoulders and stalling. It seems like time will pass and all this will be forgotten in the fall. No matter where we go, no one listens. This suggests someone is interested," another resident said.

People are complaining that they can't open their windows because the smell is terrible. "We've lived here for 30 years and this has never happened. We had to cover the exhaust vents because we can smell the stench," a local resident stated.

Those who recorded the video claim they filed a complaint with the Ministry of Natural Resources on June 12th. They were then assigned a worker, who said over the phone that she didn't have a car to get to the lake. "We were also told they didn't have the cleaning equipment and that the administration was working on the issue, but there have been no results yet. The mud has already spread along the entire shore of the gardening community. We ask all authorities to look into our situation," the gardening community residents concluded.

"Kavkazsky Uzel" also reported that residents of Novocherkassk and nearby villages appealed to the Russian president to have city authorities repair the broken road on Partizanka Ulyana Gromova Street. According to them, for many years they have been unsuccessfully trying to get the important section connecting Novocherkassk and the Krasyukovskaya settlement repaired.