Stock Photo - ***NOVEMBER 8, 1972 FILE PHOTO*** One of the components of the long-distance transit pipeline from the USSR is also the construction of a large underground gas storage facility, which is being built near the village of Hrusky in the Breclav region. The construction is being carried out by the national enterprise Ingstav Brno, Uherske Hradiste plant. To date, state-of-the-art buildings such as the compressor station, gas distribution and gas treatment plant are already standing. Comprehensive tests are to be carried out in March next year. The connection from the main route of the transit pipeline to Hruski is being built by the workers of the national enterprise Plynovod Pardubice, Rosice plant. The picture shows the 500 mm diameter pipeline distribution on the route of the connection to the reservoir. (CTK Photo/Emil Bican)