10:43, 05 июля 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Jazgul MASALIEVA
More than 5,000 farms were left without irrigation water in the , Zhayil district, Chui region. This became known during the trip of the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov.
According to the head of the water management of the region Ruslan Devyatkulov, the only source of watering — the reservoir — is filled with mud. Its full purification takes three years and 303 million soms.
«The water comes here from a mountain river. In the spring, after mud flows, the reservoir was full. We have already allocated 35 million soms and started cleaning. The capacity of the reservoir is , now there are only ," Ruslan Devyatkulov said.
According to him, after a complete cleaning of the reservoir, irrigation water will be provided for of land more than now. The Prime Minister instructed to speed up the work.
The reservoir was built in 1940 and provides water to of agricultural land.