During a working visit to the Dnipropetrovsk region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a coordination meeting on ensuring water supply for the territorial communities of the Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv regions.
The President was briefed on the progress of water pipeline construction following the destruction of the Kakhovka HPP dam by Russian occupiers on June 6 last year. All main water pipeline lines have been launched in the following sections: Inhulets River – Pivdenne Reservoir, Marhanets – Nikopol – Pokrov, and Zaporizhzhia – Tomakivka – Marhanets.
The implementation of these projects will provide water to 1.5 million Ukrainians, including residents of Nikopol, Marhanets, Pokrov, Apostolove, and Zelenodolsk.
"It is very important that people have access to water now. Thank you for the joint work that yielded the necessary result," said Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
To prevent an increase in water supply tariffs for residents, a decision was made to allocate funds from the state budget to support water supply companies in Nikopol, Marhanets, Pokrov, Kryvyi Rih, Apostolove, and Zelenodolsk.
"People in cities like Marhanets and Nikopol in the Kryvyi Rih district have suffered greatly because of the war. They had no water. Therefore, we need to find the right special approach to support them," the President emphasized.
The meeting also resulted in a decision to accelerate the construction of a water pipeline from Nova Odesa to Mykolaiv to ensure water supply to the Mykolaiv region.
