Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Zulfia Suleymenova told that water shortage was an acute problem in the southern regions of the country where irrigated agriculture is developed, - reported the national portal "Adyrna".
Speaking at the government meeting, the minister noted that the water management situation in Turkestan, Kyzylorda and Zhambyl regions remains tense.
"Today, due to the weak melting of glaciers in the Zhambyl region, the small amount of filling of water reservoirs in the territory of Kyrgyzstan is creating a worrying situation. According to the forecast of the Kyrgyz Hydrometeor for the growing season of 2023, the water content of water reservoirs in the territory of Kyrgyzstan, the Shu and Talas rivers, will increase from 100 to 120 percent of the norm. It was expected. However, the monitoring of the incoming water and the completeness of reservoirs shows that the forecast was not confirmed. According to the water resources service of Kyrgyzstan, the water content in the rivers was two times lower than the norm," said the minister.
