The project provides for the construction of a new drinking water pipeline with a length of 5.202 km and ensuring uninterrupted access to high-quality drinking water for 273 people (including 175 women, 30 children).
In particular, drinking water will be provided to vulnerable categories of the population living in this territory of the settlement: 12 internally displaced persons, 105 disabled persons, 65 pensioners, 9 elderly people living alone, 6 single mothers, 3 families of combatants (9 people), 1 disabled person from the Russian-Ukrainian war, 1 family of a deceased soldier (2 people), 1 family of a missing soldier (2 people), 3 low-income families (6 people), 1 participant in the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident. Also in this part of the village there is a primary health care clinic, a library-club, a village headman's office, 2 grocery stores, and farmyards of 2 agricultural enterprises.
This project is important for the Yarmolynetsk community, as it will ensure the rights of the residents of the village of Kosohirka to drinking water, as provided for by international and national legislation.
Clean drinking water and sanitation are universal human rights, therefore the UN General Assembly recognized the human right to water and sanitation (HRWS) because of their great importance for supporting the life of every person: «The human right to water gives everyone the right to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic use».Article 48 of the Constitution of Ukraine provides: "Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing, housing, safe drinking water and atmospheric air. The Law of Ukraine “On Drinking Water and Drinking Water Supply” stipulates that the state guarantees the protection of consumer rights in the field of drinking water, drinking water supply by providing each person with drinking water of regulatory quality.
Given the importance of the project for the residents of the community, this project is included in the Development Strategy of the Yarmolyntsi Settlement Territorial Community for the period until 2027, approved by the session of the Yarmolyntsi Settlement Council of February 22, 2024 No. 7, namely: Strategic Goal II. Comfortable and safe community, Operational Goal 2.2. Modernization of engineering and transport infrastructure. The implementation of the Project will contribute to the implementation of task 2.2.1 Modernization of heat supply, water supply, sewage, outdoor lighting systems (project No. 6, Appendix 1 to the Strategy).
This project takes into account the interests of all stakeholders: community residents, vulnerable groups, government agencies, medical, educational and social services, enterprises, public organizations.
In accordance with the current DBN, DSTU and guidelines, design and estimate documentation has been developed, expertise has been conducted.
Construction financing is planned with the involvement of funds from the state budget, since the local budget has extremely limited resources.
The project is expected to be implemented at the expense of funds approved by the consolidated estimate and does not require adjustments within the declared cost and declared design solutions.
The construction of the drinking water supply is planned to be carried out on lands of communal property, the connection of the water supply network is planned to the existing artesian well, which is in the communal property of the Yarmolynetsk settlement territorial community.
The community is able to provide further operational maintenance at the expense of the local budget.
The result of the project will be an increase in the standard of living of community residents and a reduction in the number of appeals from residents of the village of Kosohirka regarding the need to build water supply networks in the village.