BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 9. President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed to consider the possibility of starting the construction of desalination plants and water supply to Turkmen Ashgabat from the Caspian Sea, Trend reports citing the State News Agency of Turkmenistan (TDH).
He said this during a working meeting on the state of affairs in the agricultural sector and water issues with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Annageldi Yazmyradov.
During the meeting, the President instructed the creation of a Government Commission and to include in its composition the heads of the Supreme Control Chamber, the State Committee of Water Management, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, scientific institutes, regional municipalities and other departments.
Furthermore, Berdimuhamedov stressed the need to examine the beds of some rivers, starting this work with the Amu Darya River and the Karakum Canal. In this regard, it was instructed to establish the reasons hindering the watercourse, and promptly draw up an action plan to eliminate deficiencies and begin its implementation.
