All-Russian ecological expedition of the Russian Geographical Society to clean up the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation from man-made pollution named "Arctic. General Cleanup" has started cleaning the territory near the Arctic village of Khatanga, the press service of the administration of the Taimyr Dolgan-Nenets municipal district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory reported.
The group of volunteers, formed from representatives of different regions of Russia, included more than 70 people.
"Our expedition will help to restore order, to help clean up the man-made pollution accumulated since the middle of the last century," said Igor Spiridenko, chairman of the Krasnoyarsk Regional branch of the Russian Geographical Society.
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