Petro Neporozhniy¶
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR in the 1950s, who directly supervised the resolution of water supply, sewage, and urban planning problems in Crimea after its transfer to the Ukrainian SSR (1954).
Overview¶
Petro Neporozhniy chaired the key government conferences of 1953–1955 devoted to the general plan of Simferopol, the water supply of the Southern Coast of Crimea, and the municipal revival of Sevastopol. It was under his leadership that decisions were made on the construction of the Simferopol Reservoir, the raising of the dam of the Ayan Reservoir, the introduction of water consumption norms, and the prospective use of Dnieper water from the North Crimean Canal.
Key Details¶
- Conference on Simferopol (April 23, 1955): Chaired the discussion of the city's general plan, where the dire state of water supply (50–60% of need) and sewage (5% of households) was recorded.
- Proposal for the Simferopol Reservoir: Proposed making it fully regulated and introducing a per-person water norm.
- Anticipation of the North Crimean Canal: Long before construction began, he proposed using Dnieper water to supply Simferopol with water.
- Urban planning recommendations: Urged regional leaders to pay attention to greening, improvement, and quality sewage — he criticized the chronic flooding of Simferopol.
- Conference on the Southern Coast (April 20, 1953): Discussed district planning projects, the water deficit for the sanatorium-resort complex, and the lack of deep-water sewage discharges.
Sources and Links¶
- The Drought-Stricken Crimean Decade — an article by Petro Volvach, the main source.
- Water Supply of Crimea in the Post-War Decade (1944–1954) — context for Neporozhniy's activities.
- Simferopol — the city whose general plan was discussed under Neporozhniy's chairmanship.
- Sevastopol — the city whose municipal problems were addressed with Neporozhniy's participation.
- North Crimean Canal — a project Neporozhniy anticipated even before construction began.