MOSCOW, April 21 (RAPSI) — A system envisaging assignment of quotas pertaining to harmful emissions should be extended to all cities of Russia, where the problem of air quality is acute, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted in his address to the Federal Assembly. 

The President also proposed to introduce strict responsibility for compliance with environmental standards, emphasizing that the said quotas are to be assigned on the basis of transparent monitoring.

The President stressed that by 2024, in the 12 largest industrial centers of Russia, the volume of harmful emissions to the atmosphere should decrease. In his opinion, this task should be solved through the integrated modernization of industry, housing and communal services, as well as transport and energy sector.