According to the data of observations of the hydrological state, in all rivers of the region the water has not left the floodplain and in most of them there is a decrease in water levels. This was discussed yesterday at a staff meeting in the regional state administration on the consideration of the issue of measures to prevent spring flooding in Volyn. as noted at the meeting, moisture reserves in the existing snow cover are insignificant and their melting will not cause significant flooding on the rivers. An analysis of the passage of flood waters over previous years shows that under a similar situation in the winter period with intensive precipitation in March-April, high and prolonged floods are observed on the rivers of the region. To protect the population, economic facilities, and agricultural lands from the harmful effects of water during the spring flood in the current year, water management organizations carried out a number of measures to prevent and avert negative consequences. In 2003, the construction and commissioning of protective dams and drainage channels for protection against flood waters of the Pripyat and Stokhid rivers (Lyubeshiv district) was completed, and work on clearing the channels of the Pripyat and Vyzhivka rivers was completed. In the current year, work on clearing these rivers will be continued. Reference: In total, 332.3 km of dams have been built and are in operation in the region, which protect 49 thousand hectares of agricultural land and 17 settlements.