Ukrainian Government: the situation with water in the Donbas remains critical
Ukrainian Government: the situation with water in the Donbas remains critical
According to the Ministry for the temporary occupied territories of Ukraine, the situation with the water supply in the Donetsk region remains critical.
The Ministry noted that since February 2017, due to constant bombardments by the separatists, the South Donbass water conduit has operated under extremely difficult conditions.
Only one of two lines of the water conduit is currently in operation. According to the Ukrainian state-owned enterprise, Voda Donbasa (Donbas Water) the remaining line is operating with an approximate loss of 1000 cubic meters per hour.
The Ministry stated that while it is still possible to meet the region's basic needs for technical and potable water, there is a constant threat of further bombardment.
"The biggest problem today is that Ukrainian specialists cannot perform repair work in the buffer zone and in the line of contact. Ukraine requested the Russian side to provide access to the water supply pipelines and to allow repairs. The Russian side from the Joint Center for Ceasefire Control and Coordination does not provide any guarantees", noted in the press service of the Ministry.
It was reported earlier that a drone of the Special Monitoring Mission of the OSCE found a large leak in the South Donbass water conduit.