In January of this year, 2.6 billion cubic meters of water were pumped into the Shardara reservoir through the Syrdarya River. This is 100 million cubic meters more than the forecast. Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov met with residents of the Turkestan region and got acquainted with the work of large water management facilities in the region.
In the village of Myrzakent, Maktaaral district, Nurzhan Nurzhigitov met with residents of the Turkestan region. The minister made a report and focused on the work done to provide the region with the required volume of water.
“Last year, we actively negotiated with neighboring countries, thanks to which we were able to fully provide farmers in southern Kazakhstan with irrigation water. Now we are carefully checking the extent to which the contracts concluded by Kazvodkhoz with farmers in the region have been observed. We will determine whether there were any violations of the law or cases of water supply without a contract. Representatives of the Ministry's Internal Audit Department had previously visited the region. "On Monday, another working group of our specialists will begin inspection work," said Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, Minister of Water Resources and Water Management.
Residents of the Turkestan region asked questions regarding the reconstruction of irrigation and drainage systems, the condition of individual hydraulic structures, the distribution of irrigation water, water supply and the construction of new structures, the construction of new structures, the construction of new structures. Residents of the Turkestan region After a meeting with the people, Nurzhan Nurzhigitov inspected the condition of the Shardara reservoir and the operation of the dam, the restoration of which was completed at the end of 2023.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/water/press/news/details/930250