The problem With drinking water in Crimea is still not resolved, but the problems are in General removed to solve the problem from the state budget was allocated more than 23 billion rubles ? it is Important that the money was spent rationally, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on the forum front.
Discussing the problem of drinking water in the Crimea, the head quoted the words of the popular musical Comedy by Director Grigory Alexandrov " Volga, Volga "." We all remember From "Volga, Volga" ? "without water-and not the amplitude, and not syudy "? RIA "Novosti" Putin's words.
"It is in truth crucial resource (fresh water), praise God, We in Russia are rich in water. Here is the problem, here in the Crimea, in the first phase this question was very acute, the most after the fact, how disconnected from this channel are our neighbors. In General, you know, the problem that most acuity associated With drinking water, ? it is in General shot, the most sharpness. The problem in General is not yet resolved, but the sharpness is removed. We sent for this task from the state budget 23 billion rubles. From 2015 to 2016 is expected in the Federal target program for development of Crimea and Sevastopol more than 40 billion rubles. It is important that the money was spent rationally and We achieved the desired result, " ? Putin said." I will ask Sergey Valerievich (Aksenova, head of the Crimea) and acting head of Sevastopol (Dmitry Ovsyannikov) to think, if Sevastopol is of course such problems, and just to submit their proposals on this matter. Of course, if such a big difference literally paying for water, the most close to the settlements, the question of alignment (tariffs), it is, of course, is not idle ", ? news Agency Putin's response to the letter about the fact that different areas of the Peninsula water tariffs vary, for example, from 20 rubles to more than 100 rubles per cubic meter." But subsidizing this question We do not decide " ? said the Manager. The head clarified that the water rates prescribed to municipal authorities, because in their coffers those funds are. Putin said that, for example, in the Krasnodar Krai is a huge difference in water in the nearby municipalities can differ by five to six times, Kalmykia ? 2 times. Before explaining the blockade and the cessation of water flow to Crimea from Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said, " for It is on the verge of lawlessness against the person ", those who did ? " awesome idiots ". On 8 October the Minister of natural resources Sergey Donskoy After the meeting on water supply of the Crimea in Simferopol, stated that a stable water supply in all regions of the Crimea must become a reality by 2019. Ukraine provided to 85% of needs of the Crimea in fresh water coming from the Dnieper through the North Crimean canal, this water was used for irrigation of farmland. After the reunification of the Crimea With Russia water flow through the channel in the Republic was completely stopped. The biggest problems were experienced in the Eastern part of the Peninsula. Not all the problem of water supply of the Eastern Crimea turned out to be resolved After transferring water from the Crimean river Biyuk-Karasu in North Crimean canal, as well as drilling new wells.

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