OREANDA-NEWS. August 24, 2007. Over the first six months of 2007, Logging and Timber Rafting Department (Ilim Group) provided Bratsk region forest villages with non-repayable services to the amount of over RUB 8 mln. The activities are part of the trilateral social and economic partnership agreement between Logging and Timber Rafting Department and the authorities of Irkutsk oblast and Bratsk region.

According to the agreement, in 2007 the company is to provide services to the forest villages of the region to the amount of RUB 16 mln 520 thousand. Over RUB 12 mln of these are to be used to provide energy supply for the region’s government-owned companies and comunity of Karakhun and Ozernoe villages. It is planed to allot RUB 2 mln 200 thousand to provide fuelwood for the government-owned companies and RUB 1 mln 300 thousand for the maintenance of inter-vilalge roads.

Another RUB 500 thousand will be spent to provide maintenance for the Tynkob’ – Oktyabrsky ferry.