Water supply for towns affected by the Kakhovka HPP explosion is almost 90% complete
Kyiv • UNN
The construction of the water supply system for the cities affected by the flooding of the Kakhovka HPP is 87% complete and will serve more than a million people. The project is supported by USAID and includes a comprehensive technical audit.
The laying of the main water supply pipeline to the cities affected by the Russians' damming of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant is 87% complete. This was stated by the Ministry of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure, UNN reports .
Details
The water pipeline will carry 550 thousand cubic meters of water per day, which will help provide more than a million people in the communities affected by the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP. This construction is the largest project for the Recovery Agency so far.
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The State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine continues to build the Karachunivske Reservoir - Kryvyi Rih - Pivdenne Reservoir, Marhanets - Nikopol, Khortytsia (DS2) - Tomakivka water pipeline
The agency said that in the near future, work will be carried out on the installation of roofs and automated systems.
Supplement
The construction is being supported by the USAID Economic Support for Ukraine Project. Consultant engineers and independent technical supervision representatives are working at each site. A comprehensive technical audit of the project documentation for the construction of all three sections of the water supply system will also be conducted.
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All reports, together with the results of the audit and examination, as well as estimates for each type of material, will be made public by the Agency immediately after the examination.
To recap
The head of Ukrhydroenergo, Ihor Syrota, said that it would take six years to build a new, more powerful plant to replace the Kakhovka HPP blown up by the Russian occupiers after its de-occupation .
