Kazakhstan Scales Up Water Flow To Aral Sea With New Irrigation Techniques
Date
10/21/2024 8:09:26 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 21. In the
irrigation season of Kazakhstan 2024, about 1 billion cubic meters
of water was directed to the Aral Sea, which is 3 times more than
last year, Trend
reports via the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of
Kazakhstan.
Agricultural producers in Kyzylorda have implemented
water-saving technologies, resulting in a conservation of 200
million cubic meters of water, which has since been redirected to
the Aral Sea. Since the start of the year, approximately 2 billion
cubic meters of water have been channeled into the Northern Aral
Sea, bringing the total volume of water in the sea to 22 billion
cubic meters.
"In addition to our water diplomacy and collaborative efforts
with colleagues from Central Asian nations, the adoption of
water-saving technologies plays a crucial role in replenishing the
Aral Sea. These technologies enable us to save hundreds of millions
of cubic meters of water for this purpose. Consequently, we have
increased subsidies for farmers implementing water-saving
technologies from 50 percent to 80 percent. Over the next three
years, the subsidy rate for agricultural producers utilizing
irrigation water with these technologies will rise from 50 percent
to 85 percent," stated Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation
Nurzhan Nurzhigitov.
This year, farmers in the region implemented water-saving
technologies on 55,000 hectares of rice fields. The total area of
rice fields in Kyzylorda region is 84,000 hectares.
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