Kazakhstan will build four new reservoirs and reconstruct seven existing ones with the support of the Islamic Development Bank, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov and President of the Islamic Development Bank Muhammad Sulaiman Al-Jasser discussed the progress of the first phase of the joint project "Climate-Resilient Water Resources Development." Currently, all organizational work has been completed and international consultants have been identified.
Construction and installation work has also begun on 88 projects aimed at reconstructing irrigation canals. In addition, procedures are underway to select contractors for the construction and reconstruction of reservoirs.
"In total, under the agreement with the Islamic Development Bank, it is planned to build 4 new reservoirs, reconstruct 7 existing reservoirs, and implement 151 projects for the reconstruction and overhaul of irrigation canals with a total length of 2.8 thousand km," the statement said.