After much debate and debate, Novosibirsk and the Novosibirsk Region were transferred to a four-hour difference with Moscow. From July 24, 2016, residents of the city and the region will "capture" a greater daylight hours, as it dawns in the region before people wake up.
Arrows were preceded by disputes between scientists and physicians, evidence and calculations by economists were provided, and citizens were polled. About 70% of the citizens surveyed spoke in favor of moving the arrows forward. Initiatives came from the deputies of the legislative assembly, later the initiative was approved by the Council of Federations and passed for signing to the President of the Russian Federation. Earlier, neighboring regions: Altai, Tomsk, Kemerovo switched to a similar difference with Moscow UTC + 7.
The main argument was that thanks to the new time zone, the Novosibirsk Region and, accordingly, the regional economy will receive more hours of daylight hours.
What is fraught with the decision to move the arrows forward?
Changes will have to be made to everyone who provides transportation. Air services will have to make adjustments to the schedule; the schedule of railway trains, suburban electric locomotives, scheduled buses and fixed-route taxis will change.
Manually have to translate the time on mobile devices. In the settings of some phones, smartphones, tablets and computers, the date and time are set automatically, respectively, a 5-hour difference with Greenwich Mean Time was displayed. From July 24, 2016, residents of Novosibirsk and the region need to set their mobile and stationary devices to +6 relative to Greenwich. On the device you need to select UTC + 7, instead of UTC + 6, as it was before.
The new time zone will require time for citizens to get used to, but will increase the amount of useful time during the day.
