At the meeting held on March 19, 2015, the Kyiv municipal council forbade to shut off the central hot water supply in summer months, 95 council members voted in favour of the decision, RBK-Ukraine (РБК-Україна) reports.
“The decision being passed is on prohibition of shutting off the central hot water supply to pre-school facilities and educational institutions, healthcare institutions, social security institutions of municipal ownership, and to city residents”, - said Olexander Klius, Chief of the parliamentarian committee dealing with utilities services and power resources.
Moreover, the parliamentarians approved an amendment introducing the limit on preventative maintenance period not exceeding three weeks.
“We should close any leeway to cutting off the hot water supply for few months”, - added Klius.
