Residents of Nalchik pointed out to authorities the unresolved problem with storm drains.

In Nalchik, Profsoyuznaya Street, one of the city's longest streets, regularly experiences flooding, a Nalchik resident complained on social media. Other residents, commenting on her post, noted that the storm drain problem in Nalchik has become chronic. They called on officials to address it.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," Nalchik residents have previously repeatedly complained about storm drain problems in the city. Specifically, on April 14, 2024, after a hailstorm, some Nalchik streets were flooded. Local residents noted that this situation arose because construction workers failed to include storm drainage in their design.

On June 7, the Instagram* group chp.nalchik published a video showing a flooded Profsoyuznaya Street in Nalchik. A car is driving down the street, followed by another, filming from inside.

The video shows the water level reaching the bottom of the car. "This is Profsoyuznaya Street, the river is flowing. This happens every rainstorm. I hope someone in the city administration will have a water hammer and finally dig some kind of storm drain," the video description reads.

As of 10:00 AM Moscow time on June 8, this post on the Instagram* page chp.nalchik, which has about 508,000 followers, had garnered 649 likes and 48 comments.

"Say thank you to your officials, whom you consider so good," wrote user l999y9.

"Is this the famous lake on Profsoyuznaya Street?" – asked pascht__marianna.

"That's it," replied zaur_bitok.

"I know this lake firsthand and go around it via Kalmykovo," noted inna_kbr_07.

"The most interesting thing is that before the road was repaired, there was a storm drain, but now there's a grate, and underneath it there's asphalt," wrote zaur_bitok in another comment.

"This is just the beginning. They'll build a bunch of new buildings there, and then the movies will start," quipped user mmtt0415.

"This is a constant problem for us," noted rasul_kabardokov2000.

"After every rain, we see these kinds of posts. Do you really believe anything will change?" asked user amd_th2020.

As of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time, there were no comments on the Nalchik administration's website regarding local residents' complaints about the storm drain problem.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that on June 2, Nalchik residents, commenting on social media about the appointment of Azamatgeriy Ashkhotov as acting mayor, asked him to solve the garbage collection problem. Ashkhotov promised that the problem would be resolved. Residents commenting on the acting mayor's promise on social media called on him to back it up with concrete results.

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