Limits of water consumption in agriculture will be revised in Kazakhstan

Published 2021년 10월 6일

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The Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan is planning to revise the water consumption limits in the agricultural sector, with the aim to decrease these limits. The ministry is also taking steps towards the development of the water industry, including the creation of Roadmaps for the introduction of water-saving technologies, the construction of nine new reservoirs, and the digitalization of water accounting on irrigation canals. The ministry is also considering allocating funds from the budget for water management projects. The goal is to restore irrigation networks on 600,000 hectares and provide water to 2.2 million hectares of land by 2025. This plan is in response to the impact of hot and dry weather on crops in the country.

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The Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan proposes to revise the limits of water consumption in the agricultural sector. The ministry's proposal concerns their revision downward, KazakhZerno.kz reports. Serikkali Brekeshev, Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic, took part in the meeting of the Government and spoke about the plans for the development of the water industry. What exactly do they want to do? First, the akimats and the Ministry of Agriculture of the country should jointly develop and approve Roadmaps regarding the introduction of water-saving technologies in all regions of the Republic with the definition of areas; Secondly, the country will develop a Roadmap for the construction of nine new reservoirs and projects that will improve the technical condition of the canals, including on one hundred and twenty main canals by the year two thousand and twenty-five; Thirdly, it is important to achieve rational and ...

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