Kakhovka HPP blown up: construction of the Ingulets - Pivdenne Reservoir water main completed

Kakhovka HPP blown up: construction of the Ingulets - Pivdenne Reservoir water main completed

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 12 2024, 02:09 PM  •  22039 views

The construction of the Ingulets - Pivdenne Reservoir water main was completed in 11 months. The water pipeline will provide water to 1.5 million people in Kryvyi Rih district affected by the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP.

The construction of the Ingulets - Pivdenne Reservoir water main has been completed. UNN reports this with reference to the Ministry of Reconstruction of Ukraine.

All 4 lines of the main water supply system are now operating at full capacity. The water supply system was built from scratch in a record 11 months. The work was carried out around the clock. More than 1000 people and about 500 pieces of equipment were employed in three shifts

 , the statement said.

It is noted that after the Russians blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam, more than one and a half million people were left without water supply - fifteen territorial communities of Kryvyi Rih were affected. The capacity of the new water pipeline is sufficient for uninterrupted water supply to the residents of Kryvyi Rih district.

4 lines of pipe with diameters of 1200 and 1000 mm pump 400 thousand cubic meters of water per day into the Southern Reservoir. The utility company Kryvbasvodokanal then treats the water and supplies it to consumers. Consultant engineers and representatives of independent technical supervision worked at each section of the water supply system

 , the message says.

Addendum

The construction of the Karachunivske Reservoir - Kryvyi Rih - Pivdenne Reservoir, Marhanets - Nikopol, Khortytsia (DS2) - Tomakivka water pipeline is the largest project of the Restoration Agency. Its length is 145 km, and the total length of the pipelines is 300 km in one line.

The Reconstruction Agency began working on the project in the first days after the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was blown up. Construction began in parallel with the design.