«At present, the situation at Orto-Tokoi water reservoir is bad. A commission meeting on this issue will be held in February,» the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food Industry and Land Reclamation Zhanybek Kerimaliev said today at a meeting of the Parliament.
According to him, after the transfer of the reservoir management from Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Finance allocated funds, the labor of security officers was paid.
«We sent an agreement to the Uzbek side, but have not received a response yet. We will begin the work as soon as an answer comes,» said Zhanybek Kerimaliev.
In 2017, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed an agreement on the joint use of Orto-Tokoi (Kasansai) water reservoir. Under the agreement, the neighboring republic will receive 92 percent of the total water in the reservoir. The control and regulation of the facility was completely transferred to the Kyrgyz Republic. Repair of the reservoir will also be paid by the Republic of Uzbekistan.
«Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan will form a commission, and it will determine the cost of repairs. We expect to budget from 16 to 20 million soms for technical maintenance of the reservoir. The money will be transferred by the Republic of Uzbekistan to the account of the water management department,» Nurbek Murashev, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, told the deputies upon ratification of the agreement.
