karachaeva cherkessi has become a leader among russian regions in the production of mineral water, onlyttles every day, with only four people serving it. production increased sharply after the withdrawal of foreign competitors. about how one of the most popular drinks in the country is made. report by bulat shakieva. the main source of mineral water is those snow caps and glaciers of the caucasus mountains. they are the ones who nourish rivers, including underground ones, from which water is extracted on an industrial scale using wells. here, in the vicinity of the village of arkhis, there are a lot of them... part of them belongs to one of the largest mineral water production companies in russia, the finished volume is more than 200 million liters. from making containers to bottling water, everything happens on one line. this is our new product, it was installed in the twenty -fourth year, the line is fully automated and produces 25,000 bottles per hour, which is almost half a million bottles per day. yes, the workshops are working 24 hours a day, a robot also does the packaging. about