Water Shortage
CABAR.asia correspondent visited the border area between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to see how the construction of the Qosh Tepa Canal by Afghanistan is affecting the irrigation system in Uzbekistan already.
Despite the disastrous floods this spring, it is a usual picture for particular regions of Kazakhstan to face water shortages in summer. To maintain water content in the three largest rivers of the country, the state increases expenses. In the last decade, over 30 billion Kazakh tenge (66.9 million dollars, hereafter the rate is 448 Kazakh tenge for 1 dollar, unless otherwise specified) have been allocated from the budget for Zhaiyk (Ural) and Yertis (Irtysh). At least 4 billion Kazakh tenge (8.9 million dollars) is required to build the in-channel basin of Syrdarya River. (more…)