Kazakhstan will receive about 11 billion cubic metres of water from the Syrdarya River by April next year. According to the press office of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, the agreement was reached at the 87th meeting of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC), which was attended by the representatives of the water agencies from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan (the latter as an observer).
The water will be supplied into the Shardara water storage reservoir and ensure the necessary reserves for the 2025 irrigation season in the southern regions of Kazakhstan.
The participants approved the operating modes and schedule forecasts for the water storage reservoirs in the Syrdarya and Amudarya River basins and set water supply limits for the Central Asian countries for autumn-winter 2024-2025.
«This year, through to negotiations and joint actions, we have achieved the water distribution efficiency in the Syrdarya River basin,» Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan Nurzhan Nurzhigitov said.
The participants discussed the outcomes of the previous meeting, noting successful water and energy cooperation with Kyrgyzstan and the agreement on the operating mode of the Bakhri-Tojik water storage reservoir in the current irrigation season. The next ICWC meeting is scheduled to take place in Dushanbe in the first quarter of 2025.
