During his visit to the Moscow district, the minister familiarized himself with the condition of the Spartak Reservoir and the Ak-Suu drainage network. In the Jayil district, he was drawn to the Kara-Balta and Stepninsk reservoirs, which provide irrigation for thousands of hectares of agricultural land. One of the main issues identified during the inspection was significant siltation of the water bodies. Akunbekov noted that many of them had not been cleaned for the past 50 years, which significantly reduced their design capacity.
As an illustration, information was provided about a reservoir that is supposed to hold 4.3 million cubic meters of water but actually contains only about 2 million cubic meters. This volume is insufficient for full irrigation of 2,100 hectares of land, forcing the use of additional resources from the Kara-Balta River and the Big Chui Canal.
“Our main goal is to bring existing reservoirs into order before starting new construction, to clean them, restore their design capacity, and improve the efficiency of their operation,” noted Erlis Akunbekov.
Following the trip, the minister instructed the heads of relevant departments about the need for large-scale modernization of the infrastructure. Priority will be given to the phased cleaning of reservoirs and the reconstruction of distribution networks. It is expected that the implementation of these measures will help stabilize water supply for farmers, reduce losses, and strengthen the agricultural sector of the Chui region.
