The Aral Sea is back - Governor of Kyzylorda region

ASTANA. September 20. KAZINFORM "Major impact has been reached following the realization of the first phase of "century's project" the Aral Sea restoration," Governor of Kyzylorda region Krymbek Kusherbauyev informed at the briefing of Central Communications Service in Astana today.
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According to results of the first stage of this project, the distance between Aral Sea and Aralsk city has decreased from 74 kilometers to 17 kilometers. It means the Sea is back. The satellite observations confirm this too," the Governor said.

According to him, before the start of large-scale works in the sea there was only one species of fish to catch, but now their number has increased to 22 species. The level of salt in the Sea decreased from 34 grams to 8 grams per liter.

Without the initiative of the Kazakh President on the project implementation, the Aral Sea wouldn't shared the fate of the Dead Sea between Jordan and Israel, " Mr. Kusherbayev noted.

According K.Kusherbaev, the second phase of the project is to raise the level of water in the northern part of the sea. It is expected the Sea comes back the city.

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