Crimea is provided drinking water for the year ahead, said the head of the state Council
Drinking water supplies in reservoirs of the Crimea will last at least a year ahead, said the head of the State Council of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov on the last working day of the week.
before Ukraine was provided to 85% of the needs of the Crimea in fresh water after coming from the Dnieper river in the North-Crimean canal. Most water was used for agriculture. After the reunification of the Crimea with Russia water flow in a given channel in the Republic was completely stopped.
The problem of water supply in Crimea was not completely resolve After transferring water from the Crimean river Biyuk-Karasu in the North-Crimean canal. Currently we are drilling wells, the construction of new pipelines.
" today we have water for more than a year, even if during this period there will be no one draught. In this respect, nothing we don't threaten, " said Konstantinov at the meeting with residents of the Crimean capital.
He also noticed that the problem of water scarcity on agriculture is solved by underground development of renewable and replacement crops. So, decided to completely abandon the cultivation of rice, which took up 70% of all irrigation water.
in addition, the agenda overhaul of the outdated water pipes in the Republic, due to the deterioration which the losses are from 30 to 70%.
According to Konstantinov, Crimea in full swing getting ready to reduce its dependence on supplies of water and to reach the level of full self-sufficiency of water resources, so that in the future not to depend on the whims of the Ukrainian authorities ".