Kazakhstan and China to construct dam on Khorgos River
Estimated cost of a joint project is 11.7 billion tenge, the Minister of Innternal Affairs of Kazakhstan said.
The Majilis approved a draft law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On ratification of the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of China on cooperation in the joint construction of a dam Chukurbulak on the Khorgos River".
Last June, the governments of Kazakhstan and China signed the agreement on construction of the mudflow check dam of Chukurbulak on the Khorgos River. The dam is necessary for the Khorgos International Centre of Boundary Cooperation JSC, because this organization is located in the dangerous zone. Estimated cost of the project is 11.7 billion tenge. The necessary funds are provided in the budget for 2018-20," said Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan Kalmukhanbet Kassymov during the plenary session of the Majilis.
According to the conclusion of the Committee for Ecology and Natural Resources Management of the Majilis, in compliance with the agreement, the sides carry out joint construction of the mudflow check dam on the Khorgos River at a distance of five kilometers higher up the Kazakhstan-Chinese joint dam project of Dostyk. The dam will belong both to Kazakhstan and China that have the equal shares. Financing of the construction is realized jointly, 50 percent of the total cost of the dam each side.
The construction of the joint dam includes the construction of a central reinforced concrete part (including the necessary metal structures), the ground part of the dam, the control and measuring system, the temporary bridge and drainage channel for passing water during the construction period, as well as the shore protection structures (dams) under the dam, 200 meters each side," reads the conclusion of the Committee.
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