ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 7. Following the President's directive, the construction and refurbishment of 10 group water pipelines across six regions will be finished by the end of the year (2025), said Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev during a briefing at the Government Press Center, Trend reports.
According to Bozumbaev, the modernization of over 6,000 kilometers of canals is currently underway. Of these, 962 kilometers, covering an area of approximately 200,000 hectares, are planned to be commissioned in 2025.
He also emphasized that by 2025, the reconstruction of the Kyzylagash Reservoir in the Zhetysu region will be completed. Additionally, the construction of the Karakuyis Reservoir in the Turkestan region and the reconstruction of the Kirov Reservoir in the West Kazakhstan region are expected to be completed by the end of the year, along with work on several other facilities. A multifactorial survey of 105 hydraulic engineering structures is planned.
"The total area of land using water-saving technologies will reach 912,000 hectares by the end of 2027. The reimbursement rate for farmers' costs has been increased from 50 percent to 80 percent for infrastructure installation, purchase, and implementation of water-saving technologies. The tariff for excessive water consumption has been increased by 20 percent, and a differentiated subsidy size has been introduced depending on the tariff," said Kanat Bozumbaev.
During the spring period of this year, 16.9 billion cubic meters of water entered Kazakhstan's reservoirs. Work was carried out to distribute 15.7 billion cubic meters of meltwater into lake systems and estuaries. A total of 3.8 billion cubic meters of water was directed from the Kapchagay Reservoir to Lake Balkhash.
In 2024-2025, about 5 billion cubic meters of water will be directed to the North Aral Sea. The volume of the water body has increased to 24.4 billion cubic meters.
As part of the implementation of the President's task to introduce water-saving technologies on up to 150,000 hectares per year, conditions have been created to incentivize farmers to adopt water-saving technologies.
Today, a press conference is being held in Kazakhstan with the
participation of the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Kanat
Bozumbayev. The agenda includes the progress of the President of
Kazakhstan's directives in the areas of regional development, water
resources, and irrigation, as well as the implementation of the
national project "Modernization of the Energy and Utility
Sectors."
