the Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachyov suggested to throw surplus of fresh water from Russia to China. Such it in a way, it got to number of the Soviet and Russian politicians who were fond of a practical hydrology. Thus as well as in a case with his predecessors, serious scientists consider Tkachyov's project not realized.
"We are ready to offer the project on a transfer of fresh water from the Altai territory to Russia through the Republic of Kazakhstan to the droughty Xinjiang-Uigur autonomous region of the People's Republic of China" — Tkachyov told.
about 70 million cubic meter of water annually Are supposed to throw p. Thus now this surplus is formed during the flood period and can constitute danger to a water management of the region.
Now between China and Russia there is no direct agreement on cross-border waters as there is no tripartite similar document also
according to Tkachyov, already "soon" it will hold consultations with colleagues from Kazakhstan according to this project. Meanwhile, now between China and Russia there is no direct agreement on cross-border waters as there is no tripartite similar document also. Similar contracts are signed while only separately between Russia and Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan and China.
the Hydrologist, the economist, the corresponding member of Academy of Sciences Victor Danilov-Danilyan considers by p unreasoned Tkachyov's proposal.
to Throw some million cubic meter of water through a high watershed —
"Can be told enormous expenses to blockquote only offhand because any predesign (not to mention design) studies are not present. And it is extremely thoughtless to make similar statements from our minister before there are at least preliminary estimations. As I imagine, this invention absolutely not not paid back. There high watershed. To throw some million cubic meter of water through a high watershed — enormous expenses. Any reasonable person counting money will not go to them. And Chinese are able to count money" — were told by the expert in ABN comment .
the hydrologist, the acting deputy director of Institute of water problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Bolgov was skeptical about idea also.
"Technically it is improbable option. In those border areas which we have with China, we have no surplus of water resources. On the contrary, we fight for a condition of the ecosystem, any resources which can be given on the party is not present" — he told on air of radio "Ekho Moskvy".
Technically can realize everything, but cost of system of this sort will be senselessly big
According to him, difficult to throw water through ridges. And as for volume — 70 million cubic meter — that it is insignificant. "Technically it is possible to realize everything, but cost of system of this sort will be senselessly big" — the hydrologist notes. At implementation of the project of Tkachyov for Russia he does not see obvious benefit.
we Will note p, ideas which are similar to the project of the Minister of Agriculture, were actively discussed in the XX century. In particular, it was supposed to turn part of a drain of the Siberian rivers into Central Asia and Kazakhstan. In the USSR the project was lobbied by the first secretary of the Central Committee of CPSU Nikita Khrushchev. Over the project nearly 20 years more than 160 scientific organizations worked. Input irrigating obvodnitelnogo the canal Irtysh — Karaganda became the first stage of turn of a drain. However in 1986 realization of idea stopped according to the decision of the Politburo of the Central Committee of CPSU. The reason became both economic, and ecological parameters of "building of a century".
B 2002 the Mayor of Moscow Yury Luzhkov got back to idea. Presenting in Kazakhstan the book it supported throwing part of waters of the Siberian rivers to Central Asia. Then Luzhkov had certain scientific development that allowed Danilov-Danilyanu to carry out project expertize. the scientist came to a conclusion that realization of Luzhkov's idea will cost at least $0,5 trillion
Medvedev in 2010 told that it is quite possible to discuss "some former ideas which were at some instant hidden under cloth"
B 2010 idea of a transfer Siberian the rivers became one of subjects of a meeting of the then president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and the president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. The Kazakhstan leader urged the colleague to return to the Soviet projects. Medvedev answered that it is quite possible to discuss "some former ideas which were at some instant hidden under cloth".
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