Flood control compensating reservoirs planed to be constructed in Kazakhstan
11:04, 19 February 2013
ASTANA. February 19. KAZINFORM Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov instructed to consider the construction of flood control compensating reservoirs on the main rivers of the republic for the prevention of floods.
Today at the Government meeting Serik Akhmetov appealed to Minister of Regional Development Bakhytzhan Sagintayev and noticed that hydraulic structures' issues are absent in the program of transport infrastructure development.
"In addition to repairing waterworks, the Head of State has repeatedly raised the issue of the flood control compensating reservoirs on major rivers for the flood period," S. Akhmetov said.
The Prime Minister instructed to gather the concerned government agencies to discuss this issue.