On the order of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Government launches an action program to restore the de-occupied region, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said in his opening statement during the Government’s session on November 15.
“We are returning normal life to Kherson region. We will help people with all the necessary things and restore everything destroyed and stolen by russian terrorists. Our objective is to heal the wounds left by the “great russian world”,” noted the Prime Minister.
According to Denys Shmyhal, the Government has allotted a UAH 100-million resource for the priority restoration of the Kherson region. The funds will be directed to cover the critical needs of the region. This is the first step towards the restoration and revitalization of the region, the PM added.
At that, the safety of the residents of the region remains an essential issue, as the territory of Kherson region is mined to the maximum extent. Hundreds of pyrotechnics are engaged in demining, the priority is to clear the main roads and critical infrastructure, accentuated the Head of Government.
As of November 14, over 3 thousand residential and non-residential infrastructure objects were either destroyed or damaged, including 123 objects in Kherson. In particular, gas, electricity, water and heat supply facilities have been devastated, Denys Shmyhal said.
“But we have launched the work on the rebuilding of critical infrastructure. We are returning gas supply in those communities where it is possible. Where this is not possible, we are working towards alternative ways of gas delivery. In the city of Kherson, the situation with electricity and water is complicated due to destruction, massive mining and the seizure of equipment by the occupiers. However, the operation of utilities has already been restored,” stressed the Prime Minister.
Besides, the Head of Government said, the first two fixed base stations of mobile communication had already been put into operation in Kherson. It is planned to restore communication in the entire de-occupied territory until November 20. Also, until the end of the year Internet providers plan to recover Internet connection in most communities of Kherson region. (Government portal/Business World Magazine)