BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 5
Trend:
A five-year plan to automate the irrigation network has been prepared in Kazakhstan, the Head of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Serikkali Brekeshev said at the government’s meeting, Trend reports.
"Currently, the issue of introducing digitalization in order to save water resources during transportation and distribution is becoming topical. Based on the results of the analysis, a five-year plan for the automation of the irrigation network of the Kazvodkhoz public enterprise for 2021-2025 was formed," Brekeshev said.
According to the ministry, within the five-year plan for the automation of the irrigation network of the forenamed enterprise, it’s envisaged to automate 119 main and inter-farm canals, and within the PUID-2 international project [to improve irrigation and drainage systems], automation of 93 main and inter-farm canals is planned.
"Digitalization will cover four southern regions of the country with water consumers in the amount of 35,800 farms. It’s planned to automate and digitize 212 main and inter-farm canals with a total water intake of 7.7 km3 on an irrigated area of 497,000 hectares," explained the ministry's head.
As reported, this year it’s planned to digitize 16 channels, and within five years the total length of automated canals will be more than 3,200 km. These measures will reduce the overspending of water by 1.2 km3 annually.