Moscow region Governor Sergei Shoigu has asked President Vladimir Putin to? return part of? the land recently incorporated into? Moscow's territory.
The? areas in? question are sparsely populated parts of? the Odintsovsky and? Krasnogorsky districts, whose inclusion in? expanded Moscow has disrupted the? work of? administering the? areas, Vedomosti reported, citing city and? regional officials.
Since Moscow's July 1 expansion, previously integrated local infrastructure, housing, utilities, roads, engineering networks and? power-supply facilities have been artificially split, despite being managed by? a single operations entity, deputy head of? the Moscow region government Dmitry Kurakin told the business daily.
In? some cases, certain properties are now located on two? different federal subjects, creating a? host of? legal problems, Kurakin added.
The? expansion project saw Moscow's territory more than double. The? new area includes two cities, Troitsk and? Shcherbinka, 19 smaller municipalities and? 232,000 residents, all of? which are now part of? Moscow.