Uzbekistan sends 4 billion cubic meters of water to Kazakhstan since start of irrigation season

Kazakhstan will receive 922 million cubic meters of water from Uzbekistan via the Dostyk interstate canal in the upcoming irrigation period. The corresponding agreement was reached at the 86th meeting of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC) in Shymkent. Experts note that local farmers are provided with a stable water supply for the irrigation season. Notably, Kazakhstan has already received about four billion cubic meters of water. Farmers in the Turkistan region are collecting a bountiful harvest and are hopeful for a successful second crop. As of today, the Shardara reservoir holds 2.6 billion cubic meters of water, which is 600 million cubic meters more than the previous year.

«Currently, the average water inflow is 125 cubic meters per second. We direct 650 cubic meters of water per second to the lower reaches of the Syr Darya River,» said Yermek Issa, deputy head of the Shardara production site of the Kazvodkhoz branch in the Turkistan region.

«Previously, we faced some challenges. This year, there’s plenty of water, and people are satisfied. We had a good water supply in the winter and delivered it on time in the summer. We have completed one harvest and are now irrigating the second crop,» noted farmer Tolepbergen Artykov.

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