ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 2. The Prime
Minister of Kazakhstan, Olzhas Bektenov, has tasked the Ministry of
Water Resources and Irrigation with the development and execution
of a project focused on incorporating artificial intelligence
technologies into water resource management, scheduled for
implementation by May 2026, Trend reports via the press service of the Kazakh
government.
The initiative will be implemented in cooperation with the
Ministries of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development,
alongside the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
Prime Minister Bektenov also tasked the Ministry with working in
conjunction with the National Academy of Sciences to prepare a
comprehensive mapping of Kazakhstan's water-energy resources by the
close of 2026.
To date, Kazakhstan has identified over 4,000 underground water
sources, with validated operational reserves totaling approximately
15.7 billion cubic meters per year. In 2025, the country’s regular
water intake for irrigation during the growing season reached 11.1
billion cubic meters. Furthermore, the adoption of water-saving
technologies has covered 543,500 hectares, with around 150,000
hectares of new land irrigated each year.
