BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 22. Construction of
4.9-km Kulanak canal section underway in Kyrgyzstan.
This was reported by the Ministry of Water Resources,
Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The project for the construction of a new section of the Kulanak
canal is being implemented under the State Programme of the Kyrgyz
Republic for the Development of Irrigation and is financed from the
state budget.
"Currently, construction of a 4.9-kilometre-long canal is
underway. Upon completion of the project, its capacity will reach
7.5 cubic metres per second, which will improve water supply to
5,081 hectares of agricultural land," the ministry said.
On June 17, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Kyrgyz Republic and Minister of Agriculture Erlist Akunbekov
inspected the progress of the Kulanak canal construction during his
working visit to Naryn Region. He reviewed the implementation of
the project, the current state of construction works, and the
importance of the facility for improving irrigation infrastructure
in the region.
Earlier, in an exclusive interview with Trend, Director of the
Fishery Department under the Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan
Edil Niyazov said that sturgeon breeding is one of the promising
areas of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan in the field
of aquaculture.
According to him, the two countries cooperate within the
framework of the Commission on Fisheries and Aquaculture in Central
Asia and the Caucasus, where both Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan are
members. The cooperation includes the exchange of experience in the
reproduction of aquatic biological resources, stocking of
artificial and natural water bodies, preservation of biodiversity
and ensuring sustainable fish populations.
"Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan face common tasks - stocking of both
artificial and natural water bodies, preservation of biodiversity,
and sustainable fish populations. Azerbaijan has good practices and
experience in this regard. We adopt this experience," Niyazov
said.
