The Government of Kazakhstan will spend 576 million tenge (over $1.2 million) on flood forecasting research. This is envisaged in the Decree of Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, the press office of the Government reports.
The funds will be allocated to the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, and the largest portion of the funds will be used to purchase equipment and technical devices and pay for research services.
The Sumetrologiya Branch of the Kazvodkhoz RSE on PCW will receive a portion of the funds to conduct bathymetric surveys of flood-prone areas in the northern, western and central regions of the country.
These activities, including bathymetric surveys of the water storage reservoirs throughout the Republic, will continue in 2025. Survey data will be transferred to the Ministry of Digital Development and the Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary NC JSC (Kazakhstan Space Route) to be integrated in the data-driven flood forecasting and modelling system.
In 2024, the total flood damage in Kazakhstan has been estimated to exceed 53 billion tenge (over 10.5 billion roubles).
