The three-month results of the republican propaganda and prevention campaign "Ice-2025", launched in November by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, have been summarized. According to the forecast of Kazhydromet, air temperatures are rising throughout Kazakhstan.
In a number of regions, the ice cover of water bodies is deceptive, and the ice structure has begun to change. As part of the campaign, as well as increasing the threat to the health and life of the population, rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations conducted more than 13 thousand raids and patrols on the country's water bodies as part of mobile groups.
During the raids, safety on ice and the rules of ice fishing were explained, and more than 109 thousand people were instructed in total. More than half of them were fishing enthusiasts and hunters. In order to cover the population in the highest risk zone, 1,682 places of sale of fishing tackle and other hunting accessories were covered, and promotional materials were distributed in each store.
During the campaign period alone, 37 adults and 4 children were prevented from dying during raids, assistance was provided to people stuck in cars in a snowdrift, 2 fishermen lost in fog 10 km from the shore of the Shardara reservoir were found and evacuated, and 7 cars that had fallen under the ice were pulled out.
It should be noted that such situations occur due to the fault of people as a result of simple violations of safety rules. Violators are held administratively liable. 336 protocols were drawn up in three months, and fines totaling more than 8 million tenge were imposed. In this case, the fine is a means of preventing death.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations reminds that it is strictly forbidden to go out on the ice during darkness, poor visibility, freezing and thawing, and the safe thickness of ice for one person is not less than 10 centimeters. Fishing under ice with a thickness of 10 to 25 cm is allowed only with a life jacket!
While on the ice:
1) to go out onto thin and not completely frozen areas of ice;
2) to gather in groups on separate (dangerous) sections of ice;
3) to approach holes, cracks, and crevices in the ice;
4) to go out onto the ice with vehicles outside the boundaries of the places designated for crossings;
5) to light a fire;
6) to make two grooves at a distance of less than 20 centimeters, and two grooves at a distance of less than 2 meters from other pairs of grooves;
7) it is not allowed to leave equipment and garbage on the ice.
The republican propaganda and prevention campaign "Ice-2025" will be held until the end of the winter season and the thin ice period in 2025! The main task of the Ministry of Emergency Situations is to prevent human deaths and provide an emergency response to emergency situations (including thin ice) in the winter period on water bodies (ice)!

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/emer/press/news/details/939317