Authorities have acknowledged the unresolved problem of garbage dumping on the outskirts of Sunzha.

A Sunzha resident criticized his fellow residents in a video message for allowing an illegal garbage dump to occur near a road on the outskirts of the city. The owner of the site had already been fined for polluting the area, but the problem remains unresolved, according to the Ingush Ministry of Natural Resources.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in January 2024, Sunzha residents complained that they had been suffering from acrid smoke from a burning landfill for a week, while officials were taking no action to extinguish the fire.

The Ingush Ministry of Natural Resources responded to the Sunzha resident's complaint on January 13 on its Telegram channel. "While monitoring social media for information about environmental violations, a video message was discovered from a Sunzha resident complaining about the abundance of construction and household waste on the edge of Engels Street in the city," the publication states.

Inspectors had previously recorded this violation during on-site inspections, and information about the violations was passed on to the republic's prosecutor's office, the Ministry of Natural Resources noted.

Local residents continue to dump trash there.

"At the request of the ministry, the Sunzhensky District Prosecutor's Office conducted an inspection. It was discovered that the land plot belonged to a private individual. A case of administrative liability was opened against the owner under Part 1 of Article 8.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.