Four canal irrigation systems left without water after Kakhovka hydroelectric power station destruction - BBC
They provided water to more than half a million hectares of fields
As a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam, water stopped flowing to four irrigation canal systems that supplied water to more than half a million hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine.
Source. This was reported by the BBC after studying satellite images.
In particular, the journalists saw that in the two weeks since the dam was destroyed, the Kakhovka Reservoir has become so shallow that water does not reach the entrance to the canals dug from it, including the North Crimean Canal.
Before the war, water from these canals irrigated 5,800 square kilometers of fields on both banks of the Dnipro, and according to the Ukrainian government, they produced about 2 million tons of grain and sunflower seeds per year.
According to satellite images, the Kakhovka Reservoir has almost completely disappeared, leaving the Dnipro in its old channel and some canals.
There is still water in the canals themselves, but over time they will silt up and dry out.
Background. As reported earlier, the President's Office said that after the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant was blown up, 150 tons of oil and lubricants drifted down the Dnipro River, moving toward the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, more than 50 hectares of Ukrainian forests have been flooded, and at least half of them will die.
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