The Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov considered the results of the growing season. The reports of the Ministers of Water Resources and Irrigation, Agriculture, as well as akims of a number of regions were heard.
This year, for the first time in the last 5 years, the plan of water supply to the Aral Sea during the irrigation period was fulfilled almost 100%. 977 million cubic metres of water were directed.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev held a series of talks with colleagues from the Federal Republic of Germany.
Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov told about the measures taken to increase agricultural production during the Government session.
The 21st meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation was held in Almaty under the chairmanship of the Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Olzhas Bektenov and Abdulla Aripov.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov visited Almaty on a working trip. The main purpose was to monitor the implementation of instructions of the Head of State on modernisation of engineering and social infrastructure, as well as support for entrepreneurship and strengthening of the industrial framework.
The introduction of water-saving technologies and water infrastructure development were among the key issues within the framework of the working visit of the Prime Minister to Kyzylorda region.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov within the framework of his working trip to Zhambyl region familiarised himself with the progress of reconstruction of the Tasotkel reservoir and application of water saving technologies in agriculture.
Kanat Bozumbayev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, addressed the third international conference on the International Decade of Action "Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028" in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
At the Government session under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov the issues of providing water supply services to urban and rural settlements were considered.
The new Water Code and a number of other strategic state programmes will be revised in order to strengthen the measures of forecasting and prevention of floods. This became known during a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev.
Development of cooperation between Kazakhstan and EU countries in the field of water resources management was discussed at the 14th meeting of the dialogue platform "Kazakhstan - European Union" chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation during floods provides safe operation of hydraulic structures to regulate river flow and passage of flood and melt water to downstream, as well as accumulation of the design volume of water in reservoirs. This was announced by the head of the department Nurzhan Nurzhigitov at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov visited water infrastructure facilities of Turkestan region, where he got acquainted with the progress of modernisation of hydraulic structures in the region, and also heard a report on measures to develop agro-industrial complex.
The current flood situation in the country today is relatively stable. At the same time, according to the preliminary forecast of Kazhydromet JSC, at the end of February and in March in the south-eastern, northern and central parts of the country may fall heavy precipitation with a monthly norm per day. Such data at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov was voiced by the head of the Ministry for Emergency Situations Chingis Arinov.
The concept of water resources management system development for 2024-2030 was presented at the Government session by the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov.
