Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan visited Almaty region

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin inspected the development of agriculture and water management, as well as housing and engineering infrastructure of the Almaty region, "JETISAR MEDIA" reports with reference to the press service of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In Aksu district, A. Mamin got acquainted with the reconstruction of the Kyzyl-Gash reservoir with a design capacity of 42 million m3. In the upcoming growing season, the reservoir will expand the area of irrigated land and provide water for an additional 7 thousand hectares.

The head of Government was informed about projects to modernize the irrigation system of Almaty region. There are 356 hydraulic structures in the region, the length of irrigation networks is 16.6 thousand km.the Planned work on the repair and reconstruction of canals, dams and waterworks will allow 137.8 thousand hectares of irrigated land to be put into circulation by 2028. This year, 2.1 billion tenge was allocated from the regional budget for the development of water management facilities, including 1.4 billion tenge for major repairs of 9 facilities. The reconstruction of irrigation networks at the expense of the Islamic development Bank conducted in eskeldy, Aksu, Alakol and Koksu areas.

The Prime Minister examined a pilot demonstration fields, dairy farms and facilities of leading farms Balkhash, Eskeldy and Talgar districts of Almaty region. A. Mamin presented the development of domestic scientific research institutes in the areas of crop, livestock and veterinary projects for intensive agriculture, the breeding, and increased milk and meat production, as well as the development of deep processing of agricultural products.

This year, 42 investment projects are planned to be implemented in the agro-industrial complex of Almaty region. The volume of gross agricultural output for the first four months of this year increased by 2.3%, food production-by 14.2%, and exports of processed agricultural products - by 27.6% compared to the corresponding period of 2019.

In Taldykorgan, the Prime Minister inspected the development of housing infrastructure, the progress of gasification in the region, as well as the implementation of the programs "Nurly Zhol", "employment Roadmap 2020" and others.

Source: government.kz