The updating of
the fleet of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise Vodokanal continues in Kazan. It
will significantly increase the timing of accident elimination, implement
modern technologies and improve the working conditions of employees. The Mayor
of Kazan Ilsur Metshin inspected the new equipment.
The emergency
crews received modern vehicles designed to eliminate blockages, maintain sewer
collectors, pump silt, and work at pumping stations – cranes, backhoe loaders,
mobile workshops, and road vehicles.
The new vehicles
are capable of operating in difficult conditions. The excavators is designed to
operate at depths of up to 6.4 meters, compact channel washing machines for
working in cramped conditions of yards. They are equipped with 120-meter hoses
and equipment with a pressure from 160 to 240 bar.
Rustam
Abdulkhakov, Director General of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise Vodokanal,
noted the performance of the new machine: “They are more powerful. Then new pumps
cope in 8-10 minutes and at the same time pump out 10 cubic meters.
Productivity has become significantly higher. There is another channel washing
machine – a more advanced one, with an arrow and a hose, which allows you to work
in the locations of wells.”
The vacuum loader
has also been updated. This vehicle is designed to operate at depths up to 25
meters and is capable of servicing pipelines of any diameter from 0.05 to 2
meters. Multifunctional complexes combine the capabilities of a sludge pump, a
manipulator and a hydrodynamic installation.
“Vodokanal is one
of the most important strategic enterprises in the city. Its functional
operation ensures the comfort our residents. Vodokanal maintains almost 4,000 kilometers
of networks, and this year, specialists have eliminated more than 12,400
blockages. This year, 30 modern vehicles have been purchased, 24 of them are
brand new cars, and six more have undergone repairs. We can say that the
company is fully prepared today. It is very important for us and our residents
that accidents and blockages are promptly eliminated. We will continue to support
Vodokanal in all directions,”- said Ilsur Metshin.