Irrigation system for 28 billion soms to be built in Batken region

09:46, 08 февраля 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Suyunbek SHAMSHIEV

Irrigation system priced at 28, 390 billion soms will be built in Batken region from 2017 till 2025. Press service of the government’s plenipotentiary representative in the region reported.

According to it, there will be erected 8 irrigation facilities that will result in reclamation of  of new land; irrigation of  will be improved, and of land will be irrigated by pumps.

Tekesekirik main channel in Batken region will become the most expensive project with the cost of 21 billion soms.

The channel length is , discharge capacity- per second; tunnel length is more than ; dam length is ; reservoir volume is 210 million cubic meters.

The channel will improve the water supply of  of land.