The Mykolaiv Regional Council will once again request funding to clear the Mertvovod River

The Mertvovod River. Photo: Voznesensk District Military Administration

The Chair of the Mykolaiv Regional Council is to resubmit a request to the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine regarding funding for the dredging of the Mertvovod River in the Voznesensk district.

This decision was supported during a meeting of the Committee on Environmental Issues following receipt of a response from the ministry to the regional council’s previous request.

According to the committee chair, Alla Ryazhskikh, the ministry’s reply stated that the dredging of the Mertvovod is provided for under relevant state programmes; however, no funds have been allocated for this work in 2026.

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According to the councillor, the ministry explained the lack of funding by stating that the funds had been allocated to other water management projects, in particular the dredging of the Tisa River.

At the same time, the Ministry requested further justification as to why the work needed to be carried out specifically on the Mertvovod.

«In its letter, the Ministry asked us to explain in greater detail why it is so important for us to dredge the Mertvovod River. Which is exactly what we did. I have here the letter that we drafted together with the regional water resources office. And I believe that we must insist that next year, in next year’s budget, the funds that are actually included in the programme are allocated to us,» said Alla Riazhskykh.

The committee members supported the recommendation to the Chair of the Mykolaiv Regional Council that he should approach the ministry by 30 June 2026 with further justification of the project’s priority.

It should be recalled that the Mykolaiv Regional Council had previously appealed to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine requesting funds to develop design and cost estimate documentation for the dredging of the Mertvovod riverbed.

This concerns a stretch of the river approximately nine kilometres long between Voznesensk and the village of Taborivka. According to experts’ estimates, the project will help reduce the risk of flooding for around 420 households, protect nearly 2,500 hectares of agricultural land, and improve the ecological condition of the water body.