Today there is a lot of talk about space, launching satellites and construction of nuclear power plants, the head of state said. The president believes that the switching of cities to water supply from artesian sources is comparable to these large-scale projects.
“We lacked a third of the volume, and almost half of our population did not have artesian water. Although we used surface water, purified it. This is how the whole world lives,” the president said.
“They say we have no minerals. The biggest mineral we have is clean water. I have already said that the United Nations Organization once assessed the water and found out that we and Croatia had the cleanest water. Therefore, to provide a big city of almost two million residents with artesian water is the greatest feat of our generation” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “I do not know even such countries that would have approached the matter with care for people. We could easily make do with what we had. We had good water, but now we have excellent water. Now Minsk lives like any village that uses water from wells. This is a very serious project, and I think Minskers will appreciate it. This is a great achievement.”
According to Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev, the city has faced three systemic issues so far: water supply from underground sources, reconstruction of sewage treatment facilities and construction of a garbage sorting plant.
