Work has begun on dredging reservoirs in Crimea

In Russian-occupied Crimea, water levels in reservoirs began to drop sharply in early fall. Many rivers have become shallow or have dried up completely due to the dry weather.

This was reported by “Crimea. Realities,” citing a Crimean local historian and tour guide.

According to him, dry weather prevailed on the peninsula in July and August, causing a decrease in the flow of mountain rivers. In particular, the Burulcha River has completely dried up.

As a result, reservoirs are receiving less water, while water discharge from certain bodies of water has increased. As an example, the local historian cited the Belogorsk Reservoir, from which water supply to southeastern Crimea was resumed in August. After that, its reserves began to decline rapidly.

According to the publication, in July alone, the volume of water in Crimean reservoirs decreased by 10 million cubic meters.

The regional expert notes that this situation is generally typical for Crimea at this time of year, but it is exacerbated by intensive development along the Black Sea coast. In his opinion, without changes in approaches to water resource use, the shortage could spread from the southeast to the central part of the peninsula.

Prolonged power outages are creating additional problems with water supply. Some water pumping stations are forced to operate on generators, and the company “Water of Crimea” has suspended a number of scheduled maintenance works.

Earlier,Eskender Bariev, chairman of the board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center and a human rights activist, during the 19th session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), called for treating the Russian Federation’s environmental crimes as an integral part of the struggle for the rights of indigenous peoples.

Андрій Колісніченко