Residents of Plievo have attracted officials' attention to the gas pipeline problem.

The head of the Nazran district visited the repaired section of the gas pipeline in Plievo, where a person was injured in a gas explosion earlier, and took personal control of the work, the authorities reported. Earlier, residents of Plievo recorded a collective video appeal to the head of Ingushetia, in which they complained that they could not get the local officials to pay proper attention to the repair of the gas pipe after the explosion.

Residents of the village of Plievo in the Nazran district of Ingushetia recorded a collective video appeal to the head of the republic, Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov, and the general director of LLC "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Nazran," Albert Lyanov, in which they criticized officials and gas workers for their lack of response to the gas pipeline problem.

The villagers in the video appeal asked the gas service management to send specialists and find out who is responsible for the gas pipeline along the road to the republican oncology dispensary. According to a man speaking on behalf of the villagers, neither the local administration nor the gas service recognizes the pipe as theirs, although it serves three medical institutions. The footage shows a deep trench with pipes along the road, where cars continue to drive.

"We have been unable to resolve this line for a week," said the villager in the footage of the video, which was published on November 7 by the Instagram* public chp_ingushetia.

In the video, several men stand by the road. The camera shows a deep trench along the roadway. At the bottom, pipes are visible, with water accumulating in places. Earth mounds and asphalt debris lie at the edges. Cars pass by the trench, and in one frame, an ambulance is visible.

The administration of the Nazran district reported that the replacement of gas pipes had begun on the street leading to the oncology dispensary. The head of the district, Mukharbek Aushev, along with representatives of the Plievo administration and the gas service, visited the site. The authorities' report was published by the newspaper "Ingushetia" on November 8.

The publication specifies that a gas explosion occurred earlier at this site, injuring a person and burning down the shop. Aushev promised to personally oversee the replacement of pipes at all stages, the publication noted.

This report from the authorities was also shared on November 8 by the Instagram* public news_ingushetii, which has about 318.4 thousand followers. As of 12:30 Moscow time on November 9, this post had received 42 likes and nine comments.

Residents of Ingushetia criticized officials in the comments for their delayed response. "Chief... Just chiefs, and all at the trench. And until they make noise online, they do not respond to frequent complaints. So why are they there?" wrote user luiza55618.

"Where has he been all this time?" asked user svsv_.in.

"He started working, but first, they need to be begged, then threatened. But still, thank you for coming out personally, chiefs," noted marik.111.

Other commentators mocked the filming of officials by the trench. "Our officials' favorite theme is a photoshoot next to the trench; they forgot to put the poor guy with a shovel in the trench," wrote bashirm0502.

"One works, ten stand. Advisors," noted magomed.6713.

"They must definitely stress people out first, and then perform a feat with an excavator," wrote shanhsali.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that residents of Ingushetia have repeatedly complained about problems with utility networks. For example, on October 12, a resident of Nazran reported that water in the settlement was turned off without warning, and the administration and "Vodokanal" ignored the villagers' appeals. Local residents, discussing his complaint, said they had gotten used to storing water due to interruptions.

On May 15, residents of Sunzha complained about water pipeline breaks in the same places. After another accident, water flowed for several days along the roadside to private houses, and the townspeople put up a sign themselves to prevent cars from falling into the ditch.