The supply of Crimea from 2015 will be financed from " Crimean " Federal program
Developed right now the Federal target programme for socio-economic development of Crimea in 2015-2020 will include financing of water management works on the Peninsula, said Last news Director of the state organization " the Center of development of water sector " Ministry of Russia albert Kasparov.
" As for the prospects, then developed a Federal targeted programme on socio-economic development of the Crimean Peninsula, in its framework will be solved the problem of water supply. Real events, which will include FTP, today, are being developed scheme of water-improvement of the Crimea, " said Kasparov during the Singapore international water week.
As before said Director of the Department of state policy and regulation in the field of water resources Ministry of Russia Dmitry Kirillov, a scheme to improve the water supply of the Crimea will be prepared by July 1. According to the scheme, the main variant is the water supply at the expense of local resources, groundwater sources. Also consider the project of construction of a pipeline to transport via the Strait of Kerch water from the Kuban river.
" This is not a one-stage investments. This is the normal scheduled work on development of water supply systems, using all sources of payment: regional, Federal, borrowed funds and due to the current tariffs, which are paid by consumers, As in any other Russian region, " - said Kasparov.
3rd June it was announced That 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 agricultural needs. 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.