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Residents of Mariupol should drink pure water: Vladimir Groysman

18 April 2019, 18:51
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Prime Minister of Ukraine Vladimir Groysman, together with the Mayor Vadim Boichenko, have checked the work of the filter station at the Starokrymsky production site of the enterprise ‘Water of Donbass’. During the visit, they discussed water supply issues in Mariupol.

Vadim Boichenko said that every year 50 km of pipes are being renewed in Mariupol and 200 km have already been replaced. Unfortunately, due to the deterioration of the networks, the water quality has declined. But due to the agreement between Ukraine and France, the solution to the problem got off the ground. He appreciated Vladimir Groysman for support in this matter.

‘This problem will soon be 100 years old. And to its ‘anniversary’ we will be able to solve it. Now our task is for this project to be ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Next, we will proceed to the preparation of the project, and after it we will proceed to the construction’,
Vadim Boichenko noted.

In turn, the Prime Minister set the task of Mariupol to start the project as quickly as possible.

‘Now we have supported this project. The agreement is signed. State guarantees it. Of course, its implementation will take several years. But first of all, you need to build it for people. The residents of Mariupol should drink clean water, we must implement it’,
Vladimir Groisman stressed

It is worth noting, the Government of Ukraine and the Government of France signed an agreement to support the project on the supply of drinking water to Mariupol. The document provides for the allocation of France EUR 64 million to support an investment project in the field of drinking water. It is planned to build filtering stations, water intakes and upgrade outdated networks.

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