Long-term lack of water supply outraged residents of Makhachkala

There has been no water supply to the homes of Makhachkala residents for several days now, people are forced to buy bottled water, and appeals to the authorities have not yielded results. Officials explained the interruption in the water supply by repair work.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, in July 2024, Makhachkala residents complained about long interruptions in the water supply and demanded that the city authorities fix the problems.

A resident of Makhachkala, who introduced herself as Natalya, told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that there has been no water in her sister's house for two days. "She has no water, neither hot nor cold. This is the street of twice hero Akhmedkhan Sultan. I read the recommendations, douse yourself more often, drink more water - which there is none," she said. The woman added that she repeatedly called the hotline of the head of Dagestan, but no one picked up the phone.

No washing, no cooking

Other residents of Makhachkala confirmed today to a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that in some parts of the city there has been no water for the third day. "I live on Akhmetkhan Sultan Avenue, 16, there is no water at all. There are no water trucks either. It's about 40 degrees outside, you can't wash or cook food," said Aminat.

"There has been no water in the village of Novy Kyakhulai for three days now, the nearby stores have run out of bottled water. We have three children, what should we do? No one is responding to our appeals to the mayor's office," said Zaur.

No one warned us about the shutdown so that we could stock up on water

"There has been no water on Gamidov Avenue for three days now. No one warned us about the shutdown so that we could stock up on water," said Rustam. "There has been no water on Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Street for three days, people are outraged, there is no reaction from the authorities," complained Maria.

The authorities explained the cessation of water supply by repair work

On July 11, the Unified Operator of Dagestan in the field of water supply reported in its Telegram channel that due to an emergency situation at the KOR (October Revolution Canal) facility, the water supply to Makhachkala was "significantly limited." "In most of the city, there is a complete lack of water supply... Water is not flowing into the reservoirs that supply the city," the agency reported.

On July 12 at 14.32 Moscow time, the Unified Operator reported that emergency restoration work at the KOR was completed at 00:00. "According to preliminary estimates, the water supply in most of the city will be normalized by 15:00 today," the operator reported. As of 11:45 Moscow time on July 13, no new publications have appeared in the Telegram channel.

On July 12, the Government of Dagestan reported in its Telegram channel on the discussion of repair work in the KOR. According to the first deputy director of "Dagmeliovodkhoz" Bigish Chaniev, water has reached the Khushet treatment facilities, but water is temporarily not being taken due to increased turbidity of the water, which "is a normal reaction of the system after a long break in supply."

"Some villages have started receiving. But we are still waiting for time to let it settle in the water a little. We are carrying out hyperchlorination, the population will receive water after about 15:00," the words of the acting director are quoted in the publication. General Director of the Unified Operator of the Republic of Dagestan in the field of water supply and sanitation Svetlana Bagrova.

As Svetlana Bagrova explained, water trucks, with the assistance of the Makhachkala administration, work not only for social institutions, but also for residents. "A water truck is on display in the Reduktorny settlement, as well as along Imam Shamil Avenue," she said.

The October Revolution Canal was built in 1923. It originates from the Sulak River near Kizilyurt and ends in Izberbash, passing through the territory of the Kizilyurt, Kumtorkalinsky, Karabudakhkentsky districts and Makhachkala. The length of the canal is about 140 kilometers. KOR is the main source of water supply for Makhachkala and Kaspiysk, although it was created for the reclamation of agricultural lands, and sewage and storm drains flow there.