OREANDA-NEWS. On August 20, 2009 JSC RusHydro launched a social support programme “We are with you Sayano!” for collecting contributions to the charity fund “Sozidaniye” for assisting the families of those who died or were injured in the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP, reported the press-centre of RusHydro.

When the funds are distributed, the social needs of each family will be analysed, for which purpose a special commission has been set up under the Chairman of the management Board of JSC RusHydro R.Z.Khamitov, consisting of staff of the Neporozhniy Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP and JSC Sayano-Shushenskiy Gidroremont.

Currently the following lump-sum payments to the families of the deceased are envisaged:
for funeral costs -- 38 170 roubles,
2 average monthly salaries of the deceased employee,
one year’s salary of the deceased for each member of the family not able to work, including minors, but at least 1 000 000 roubles per family.  The company’s priority is to educate the children of deceased employees at professional and higher educational establishments.

All injured personnel will be provided with material assistance and their treatment and rehabilitation costs covered in full.  JSC RusHydro undertakes to maintain and educate children of both deceased and injured personnel until they reach maturity.

As of today, 68 families of the deceased or missing have been paid lump-sum allowances of two monthly salaries of the deceased or missing employee.

According to Acting Chairman of the Management Board of JSC RusHydro V.A.Zubakin, the priority at the moment is to find the missing staff, support their families and the families of the deceased.  The accident is a misfortune in which those close to the personnel who were at the power station at the time of the accident are not left alone.

On 17 August, at 4.15 Moscow Time, an accident occurred in the turbine room of the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP.  At the time of the accident, employees of JSC RusHydro and the contractors JSC Gidroenergoremont, LLC Tekhnostroy and OOPSK Avangard S were working in the engine room.  Work to clear the rubble and find the victims is continuing round the clock.
In accordance with resolutions adopted during a telephone conference on ways to eliminate the consequences of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP led by Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, JSC RusHydro is making payments to an aggregate sum of 100 million roubles in social support for the families of the dead and missing.
 
Details for making contributions:
 Non-commercial Organisation Charity Fund “Sozidaniye” организация Благотворительный settlement account No.: 40703810300000080888
TIN 7705401519/770501001
LLC Barclays Bank, Moscow
Correspondent account No.: 30101810900000000460
BIC 044585460
OKONX 96190
OKPO 57012709
Purpose of payment: Charity contributions to the programme “We are with you Sayano!”
 
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