LETA, Evija Trifanova

All committee members voted in favour of the decision.

Persons found on the ice during the ban may be issued a warning or fined up to €100.

In recent weeks, the Daugava River in Rīga has become an unofficial walking trail between bridges, with many people visible on the river ice. 

On February 3rd, the ban on walking on the ice of the Daugava River in the centre of Riga was lifted, but it was still prohibited to stay on the ice of the water body closer than 50 meter…