The government has handed over five high-capacity motor pumps to the Chisinau City Hall for works at the water intake station in Vadul lui Voda. According to the authorities, the equipment will contribute to the municipality’s preparation for a possible water supply crisis. One of the motor pumps has already been put into operation, IPN reports.

Prime Minister Vasile Tofan stated that the request came from the Chisinau City Hall. He specified that the motor pumps were offered from the stocks of the Material Reserves Agency to support the works to increase the capacity of the capture station.

“Providing citizens with water, in the conditions of pronounced drought and the low water level in the Novodnestrovsk reservoir, must be a priority for us, regardless of whether we are talking about the Government or local authorities”, the Prime Minister said.

The first motor pump, with a capacity of 1,200 cubic meters per hour, was delivered on Friday and put into operation in Vadul lui Voda. The other four are to be installed, which will raise the total pumping capacity to 5,200 cubic meters per hour and allow water to be transported over long distances.

The Prime Minister urged the institutions subordinate to the Government and the Chisinau City Hall to collaborate to identify the best solutions. According to him, the goal is to ensure that the municipality can be supplied with water even in the event of a potential crisis on the Dniester River.