With the support of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, the reservoirs "Baydibek ata" and "Karakuys" are being built in the Turkestan region

The reconstruction of the Aktobe reservoir has been completed

The construction of 4 new reservoirs will begin this year. Akmola, Kalguty (Zhambyl Oblast), Karaozek (Kyzylorda Oblast) and Bolshoi Ozen (WKO)

The construction of the Pokatilov Reservoir in Zhetysu Oblast is being worked out at the expense of private investment

Design and estimate documentation is being developed for the construction of 12 water reservoirs in 6 oblasts (Akmola, WKO, Zhetysu, Turkestan, Aktobe, ШКО)

By the end of the year, 12 projects on the construction of a group water pipeline will be completed. As a result, 153 villages with 423,000 inhabitants will be provided with quality drinking water and 52 settlements will be connected to the centralized water supply system

The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is working on the possibility of building a group water pipeline from the "Kokzhide" underground water site in Aktobe region to the settlements of Atyrau and Mangistau regions

The work of replacing 19 water pump units and electrical equipment of the canal named after K. Satbaev has begun. A contract was signed for the supply of 17 transformers, 9 units of aggregating equipment were purchased

74 hydrotechnical facilities were repaired as part of flood preparation

In 2024, a multi-factor study was conducted on 84 hydraulic facilities. This year, 105 communal and 29 republican facilities will be studied

Last year, sprinkler and drip irrigation, laser leveling were used on 158 thousand hectares of land. This made it possible to save up to 30% of water

In 2024, the Ministry identified 268 facts of illegal water use. Violators were brought to justice

Last year, 66 events were held on transboundary water issues. This year, 48 joint commission meetings are planned

The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is working to increase the wages of water specialists up to 50%. The department intends to match the salary of watermen to the salary level of employees of the electric and heat energy industries.

In order to update the material and technical base of "Kazsushar" branches, 150 units of special equipment were purchased. the project of setting up an automated water accounting system is being implemented

In addition, design and estimate documentation is being developed for the automation of 16 main and inter-farm canals with a total length of more than 2600 km. It is planned to automate the main canal of Kyzylkum in the Turkestan region

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/water/press/news/details/952984