Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal chaired a meeting on the implementation of projects to ensure water supply to settlements affected by the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam blow-up.

Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, briefed the meeting on the measures taken and funds allocated to provide water to the population of the southern regions.

In particular, the laying of water mains in Dnipropetrovsk region has begun. These are three links with a total length of over 144 km. The work is due to be completed by autumn. These projects will supply water to Kryvyi Rih, Marhanets and Nikopol.

In addition, a water main was laid in the town of Pokrov and centralised water supply was restored. Partial centralised supply was restored in Nikopol and seven communities in Kryvyi Rih district.

“russia’s blowing up of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam has threatened the water supply for hundreds of thousands of people and several Ukrainian regions. We are working together with the communities and local authorities to address these issues. The timeframe for contractors has been set as short as possible. In total, the Government has allocated UAH 1.5 billion for these works. Timely state assistance allows for fast and high-quality construction,” the Prime Minister said.

In addition, more than UAH 845 million has been allocated to implement measures to ensure the transportation of drinking water for the needs of the regions, including:

• Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration – UAH 159.7 million;
• Zaporizhzhia RMA – UAH 26.3 million;
• Mykolaiv RMA – UAH 274.6 million;
• Kherson RMA – UAH 384.5 million.

At the same time, according to Denys Shmyhal, the funds were not used by the spending units.

The Head of Government heard the heads of the regional military administrations on the current state of water supply to the population and the problems with the use of the allocated funds. He also stressed the Government’s readiness to provide comprehensive assistance to the regions in order to speed up the implementation of water supply projects.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Strilets, Minister of Health Viktor Liashko, Head of the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development Mustafa Nayyem, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk RMA Serhii Lysak, Head of the Zaporizhzhia RMA Yurii Malashko, Head of the Mykolaiv RMA Vitalii Kim, and Head of the Kherson RMA Oleksandr Prokudin.