The work on the reconstruction of the Baikal Amur highway (BAM) was attracted by 180 students of the Military Training Center at the Far Eastern State University of Communications (FEUPS). The first group was sent in July, and the second – in August. This is referred to as a source close to Russian Railways, and a representative of the Ministry of Transport written “Vedomosti”.
students posted at Verkhnezaisk, fire and drogyshevsk in the Amur region. There they collect a rail grille, work on the construction of water supply facilities, swelling of temporary roads and equipment of the earth canvas. Leave the place of work they should until August 22.
in the agency indicated that this is the first case of attracting students to work as part of the construction of the second stage of the Bam. Next year, students of other universities will go there.
On the eve, on August 12, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu laid a stone, symbolizing the beginning of the reconstruction of the eastern branch of Bama. It is expected that this line will be commissioned in 2024.
Sending students on large-scale construction sites was practiced in the Soviet Union, but after its decay, it was not applied in mass order. Earlier, as part of the construction of Bama, the practice of attraction to the work of prisoners was also revived.