“It's great when we lend a hand to each other”: Kharkiv mayor on the work of public transport and the abolition of utility bills

According to him, Ukrainians “have become tougher on their enemies, but more responsive – on their own.”

Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov noted that one of the first During the war, the Russians began firing on public transport. During an interview with ZN.UA , he said that 50% of trams in the city were destroyed. However, the resumption of transport is very important, especially when there are such fuel problems in the country.

“I myself was happy to restore public transport no less than citizens, and maybe more. On Monday, when we launched public transport in the city, I rode in a trolleybus, and in a bus, and in a trolleybus with autonomous travel… Millionaire city is not may be without public transport, especially in the fuel crisis in the country.People return to the city and they have to get to work.Now people have no money, so I decided to make two weeks of transport for citizens free.It is expensive for the budget in wartime, but we will bear the costs. We are aware of the danger, we understand that there may be an air alarm on the route and all that, but there is a strong desire for the city to live today, “said Terekhov.

According to him, today 35 kilometers of the catenary network have been launched in the city.

“We have connected the routes so logistically that people can get from one end of the city to the other with transfers. We are working to launch the subway as soon as possible, because it is the largest carrier in the city and the safest. , 2 million passengers a day. Several subway cars were also damaged during the shelling. Today we are drawing conclusions and planning to build two metro stations and a depot, I insist, to change the project and put them underground. We learned many lessons during the war. ” , – remarked the measure.

Terekhov added that Kharkiv residents will also not receive utility bills.

“It's great when we're all together, when we lend a hand to each other, and the war has taught us unity. We've become tougher on our enemies, but more responsive to our own. , garbage collection, because people are in a difficult period with money, and they are not to blame for the fact that the orcs attacked us. because it's a disaster. Someone has left. How can people be demanded in such conditions? ” Terekhov summed up.

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Based on materials: ZN.ua

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