Kazakhstan will invest 3 billion tenge in protecting
the shoreline of Lake Alakol. Funds from the Government's reserve will finance
the construction of a new dam in the Zhetisu Region. Prime Minister Olzhas
Bektenov signed the corresponding resolution. The project is being implemented
as part of the President's directive to develop the country’s water management
infrastructure. It includes the construction of a six-kilometre protective
structure along the shoreline of two villages. The project is expected to
strengthen the shoreline, reduce the risk of erosion, and create additional opportunities
for tourism development. The Government also noted that over the past two
years, a total of 243 kilometres of protective dams and other hydraulic
structures have been built or reinforced across six regions of Kazakhstan.
«Construction began last year. A total of 1.5 billion
tenge was allocated from the national budget for the project, and the funds
were fully utilized. Specialists carried out earthworks and concrete works, and
installed gabion structures,» said Zhandos Salimov, Kazakh Vice Minister of Water Resources and
Irrigation.
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