During his visit to the Moscow district, the minister examined the Spartak Reservoir and the Ak-Suya distribution drainage network. In the Jayil district, Akunbekov was drawn to the Kara-Balta and Stepninsk reservoirs, which play a key role in irrigating thousands of hectares of agricultural land. One of the main problems identified during the inspection was significant siltation of these facilities. The minister noted that many reservoirs had not been cleaned for the past 50 years, leading to a loss of their design capacity.
As an illustration, a situation was presented regarding one of the reservoirs, which is supposed to hold 4.3 million cubic meters of water but actually holds only 2 million cubic meters. This volume is insufficient for full irrigation of 2100 hectares of land, forcing the use of additional resources from the Kara-Balta River and the Big Chui Canal.
“Our main task is to bring existing reservoirs in order before starting new construction, to clean them, restore their design capacity, and increase the efficiency of their operation,” noted Erlis Akunbekov.
Following the trip, instructions were given to the heads of relevant departments about the need for large-scale modernization of the infrastructure. The main focus will be on the phased cleaning of reservoir basins and the reconstruction of distribution networks. The implementation of these measures is expected to stabilize water supply for farmers, minimize losses, and strengthen the agricultural potential of the Chui region.
