More than 3 billion roubles will allocate the Crimea on an uninterrupted water supply

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev A. signed the order about allocation from the state budget 3, 369 billion rubles on uninterrupted supply of Crimea drinking water and water for agriculture, the corresponding document posted on Tuesday on the portal of legal information.

for example, 2, 178 billion roubles will be allocated to the Ministry of environment on transfers Crimea and Sevastopol and 1, 194 billion rubles - to the Ministry of construction for a similar transfer.

Another government resolution Medvedev supported the development of crop, livestock and meat cattle breeding on the Peninsula, including the Crimea and Sevastopol in the list of areas which the subsidy in order to co-Finance expenditure obligations of the Russian regions.

Crimea became Russian region After the last in March referendum in which the majority of residents of the region called for its inclusion in the Russian Federation. First of Ukraine provided to 85% of the needs of the Crimea in fresh water after coming from the Dnieper North-Crimean canal, this water was used for irrigation of farmland. After the reunification of the Crimea with Russia water supply by the canal in the Republic was completely stopped.

The problem of water supply of the Crimea was not fully address After transferring water from the Crimean Biuk-Karasu in the North-Crimean channel. In addition, assistance to the Crimea with the supply of fresh drinking water from artesian wells is provided by the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation.


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