Sunzha district
Sunzha district

The Sunzha Administrative Region was established on September 30, 1931. Being one of the largest districts (1,613 sq km), it occupies the eastern and central parts of the Republic of Ingushetia. It borders in the northeast with the Chechen Republic and in the south with North Ossetia. The administrative center is the city of Sunzha, located 40 km from the republican center - Magas. The variety of relief and climate, as well as the favorable geographical location provide the district with excellent conditions for the development of industry and agriculture. On the territory there are 7 state unitary enterprises with a total arable area of 16,873 hectares, agricultural cooperatives, a horse farm. There are three rivers – Assa, Sunzha and Jerusalimka. The area is served by rail, air and road transport. Magas airport is also located here, the asphalt Baku-Rostov highway passes. The population of the district is 123,360 people.

Interregional exercises on the localization and elimination of a simulated foot-and-mouth disease outbreak were held in the village of Troitskoye, Sunzha District. The event was organized by the State Veterinary Service of the Republic of Ingushetia in conjunction with the Veterinary Department of the Chechen Republic.

The exercises were attended by specialists from the veterinary services of the Kabardino-Balkarian, Karachay-Cherkessian, and North Ossetian-Alania republics, as well as representatives of the Sunzha District Administration, Rosselkhoznadzor, Rospotrebnadzor, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and the Traffic Police.

The main goal was to practice practical actions to localize the outbreak, including the deployment of a mobile sanitary checkpoint, the collection and delivery of biological samples to the laboratory, the use of disinfection techniques and personal protective equipment, as well as interagency cooperation in the event of a threat of the spread of particularly dangerous animal diseases.

During the exercises, specialists worked through the entire algorithm of actions: the organization of elimination measures, the operation of equipment and machinery, and the interaction of various services and agencies. The event made it possible to improve the readiness of veterinary services and authorities to respond quickly and effectively to epizootic threats.

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