Today, employees of the Center of GIMS EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan held an examination of the condition of Arakchino – Verkhny Uslon ice passage and with the help of unmanned aerial vehicle monitored the situation on the ice cover of the Volga, as well as recommended the owner of the passage temporarily pause traffic due to visibility deterioration and strong snowstorm. Within the examination, EMERCOM employees checked documents: instruction register, duty acceptance register, ice measure register, etc. Also, they made a test measuring of the ice together with the passage chief, Ildar Nasyrov. Its thickness estimated 43-44 cm.