The authorities' report on the readiness of housing and communal services for winter has caused skepticism among the residents of Dagestan.

The authorities of Dagestan reported that the facilities of the housing and communal services are 62% ready for the autumn-winter period. Residents of the republic, commenting on this report on social media, expressed doubts about the provided data, complained about the increase in utility tariffs, and about problems with infrastructure.

The readiness of the housing and communal services (HCS) facilities in Dagestan for the autumn-winter period is 62%, the government of the republic reported. The Chairman of the Government of Dagestan, Magomed Ramazanov, instructed to conduct additional checks of the completed work to eliminate discrepancies between the reported indicators and the actual readiness of the facilities.

The message from the press service of the Government of Dagestan on August 20 was reported by RIA "Dagestan".

The authorities' report on the readiness of HCS facilities for the autumn-winter period was also published on August 20 by the Instagram public makhachkala_, which has about 249 thousand followers. As of 05:55 MSK on August 22, this post received 412 likes and 17 comments.

Users expressed doubts about the declared readiness of HCS facilities and the results of the utility services' work. "Maybe 2%, not 62?" asked the user dibir_004.

"Besides these sit-ins, is any work going on in our city, besides demolitions?" wrote zakariev_g_g.

"When will it work? Horrible," stated kalimat6309.

Residents of the republic complained about the increase in utility payments against the backdrop of problems with utility services. "They raised the payment for everything," noted naimaramazanovna.

"Keep an eye on the utility prices. Who and why raises the prices for utility services so often?" asked psiholog.ismail.budaichiev.

"They constantly raise the price for electricity, but there is not enough light," complained usanovasamsiat.

Commentators pointed out problems with the utility infrastructure and called for modernization of the networks. "People are building houses, but cannot get technical conditions. Update the power plants and gas distribution stations," urged ibragim..._.

"Why can't we build two substations in Makhachkala – in Semender and on Reduktor? So many years. What do technical conditions have to do with it? If they are not provided, the FAS punishes. There are no specialists left in 'Dagenegro'. Salaries are lower than those of a cleaner. Don't look there," wrote akhmeadkhadzhi.

"But the increase and payment for utilities is 100%," emphasized a user with the nickname ____snejok.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that residents of Dagestan regularly complain about problems with the utility infrastructure. Thus, on August 19, residents of the republic, commenting on the authorities' report on the repair of power grids, complained about constant power outages. On August 14, residents of Irchi Kazaka Street in Makhachkala blocked traffic due to the lack of electricity for three days.