Six kindergartens in Kislovodsk are closed due to water supply problems.

Water supply in Kislovodsk has been restricted due to a drop in the water level in the Eshkakon reservoir.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", water outages have begun in large villages within the Nalchik urban district due to reduced river clarity caused by rains.

The work of six kindergartens in Kislovodsk has been temporarily suspended due to limited water supply due to a drop in the level of the Eshkakon reservoir.

"From March 31, until further notice, the activities of municipal preschool educational institutions No. 1 "Solnyshko", No. 9 "Childhood Town", No. 14, No. 15, No. 19 "Dolphin" and No. 23 have been temporarily suspended. The decision was made for the duration of the restrictions related to "with the situation at the Eshkakonskoye Reservoir and a decrease in water supply to the city," the city administration said in a statement on its Telegram channel.

The statement clarified that children of working parents were temporarily transferred to other preschools.

Water supply in Kislovodsk and the Predgorny District was restricted from March 24th and 25th due to a drop in the water level in the Eshkakonskoye Reservoir. Restrictions were later introduced in Yessentuki as well, RIA Novosti reported.

Vladimir Vladimirov, governor of the region, reported on his Telegram channel that schools in Yessentuki, Kislovodsk, and the Predgorny District had switched to distance learning as of March 27th, and kindergartens had introduced flexible attendance.

Reconstruction of the Eshkakonskoye hydroelectric power station, which supplies drinking water to a number of settlements in Stavropol, is planned for 2026-2028. Karachay-Cherkessia. The cost of the work will be over 49 million rubles. The Eshkakonsky hydroelectric power station facilities are the sole source of drinking water for more than 130,000 residents of Stavropol, including Kislovodsk, as well as more than 30,000 residents of the Malokarachaevsky District of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic. Water is supplied to these settlements via two main water pipelines, which have been in operation since 1954 and 1981, respectively, according to Interfax.

As a reminder, heavy rains on March 28 and 29 caused severe flooding in Dagestan and Chechnya. Caucasian Knot has compiled materials on flooding in the North Caucasus Federal District republics in the spring of 2026 on the topic page "Flooding in the North Caucasus".