December 28, 2006: News programme "Water and Sanitation" in the Northern Caucasus
For the last six years, 100,000 people in Grozny have depended on drinking water delivered through a UNICEF project but soon a state enterprise, Grozvodokanal, will take responsibility for this essential supply. “All in all, there are five water treatment stations in the republic. Two of them were handed over to Grozvodokanal earlier. Today, three more stations will be handed over to the public provider.” Five water-treatment filters have been installed in two water-pumping stations where 600,000 litres of water are treated on a daily basis and 250 water tanks have been installed in various parts of the city. Grozvodokanal is expected to assume full responsibility for the delivery of potable water to the affected population in Chechnya in late May 2007. Pending the final hand-over, UNICEF and the will monitor the situation. “We’re anxious to provide access to potable water for every resident of Grozny,” Umar Gadayev, Grozvodokanal Director, said. “This our first priority. We highly appreciate the assistance provided over the last six years by ECHO, UNICEF and PHO to the Chechen Republic in the area of water and sanitation.”
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