Use of Water Resources and the Irrigation Network of the Chui Valley

The Kyrgyz Republic has the richest water and energy resources. The main asset of Kyrgyzstan is water resources. The main indicators of the water supply of the territory is the amount of river flow per one km2 of area. All water supply and water balance assessment data were obtained from the Department of water resources and melioration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration of the Kyrgyz Republic, 321,119 ha of irrigated agricultural land are concentrated in the Chui region. There is drainage on 102,068 ha, where 576.6 km of the inter-farm collector and drainage network are dispersed, of which 114.6 km (or 20%) is in poor condition, as well as 3450.9 km of on-farm CDS, of which 1292.2 km (or 36%) is also in poor condition, including 642.2 km of open and 650 km of closed networks. An extensive network of irrigation facilities has been created in the Chui Valley. Initially, the Boroldoi and Krasnorechensk main canals were created then 18 km from Bishkek, the At-Bashy Canal was built.