2 October 2026
By 2026, 'Shymkent Sushar' Public Utility Will Irrigate Over 4,600 Hectares of Farmland in Shymkent
By 2026, 'Shymkent Sushar' aims to irrigate over 4,600 hectares of farmland, enhancing agricultural productivity in Shymkent.
The Shymkent Sushar state communal enterprise (operating under the right of economic management), subordinate to the Urban Development Department of the Shymkent city akimat, will provide irrigation for more than 4,600 hectares of agricultural land by 2026.
Contract campaign results
In 2026, the enterprise carried out a large-scale campaign to sign water-supply agreements. Contracts were concluded with:
- (1) 520 farming households;
- (2) 4 legal entities;
- (3) owners of 4,500 private subsidiary farms. The total area of land planned for irrigation during the current growing season is 4,600 hectares.
Irrigation season objectives
Shymkent Sushar is currently operating within the water-supply season. The campaign's main objectives are:
- (1) ensuring uninterrupted and stable water supply;
- (2) minimizing water resource losses;
- (3) improving the efficiency of irrigation systems.
Staffing
To organize water supply and conduct technical monitoring of the canals, the enterprise mobilized:
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- (1) a site supervisor;
- (2) 5 canal foremen;
- (3) 23 water-distribution control inspectors.
Enterprise infrastructure
The enterprise's material and technical base includes 27 main water-distribution nodes and hydraulic engineering structures. All water infrastructure facilities are communal property and are on the balance sheet of the Urban Development Department of Shymkent.
Node throughput capacity: large nodes (available capacity of 3 m³ and above)
All listed facilities are in operation and on the balance sheet of the Urban Development Department of Shymkent.
| No. | Node name | Reserve capacity (m³) | Free capacity (m³) | Available capacity (m³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Sairam Water (Right Bank) | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 | Right Bank Sairam Water 3 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Chinat | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 8 | River below the waterfall | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| 14 | Kok | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 26 | BMK | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
Node throughput capacity: medium nodes (available capacity 1.0–2.9 m³)
The largest group in the network — 18 of 27 nodes.
| No. | Node name | Reserve capacity (m³) | Free capacity (m³) | Available capacity (m³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shapyrashty | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 4 | Utemis | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 7 | Chinat-2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Kurals | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 11 | Ulykh | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Ulykh-2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 13 | Khanka | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| 15 | Temir | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 16 | Chumchak | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 17 | Shymkent | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 18 | Yangibai | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 20 | Kokbulak | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 21 | Kyzylsengir | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 22 | Guldireyin 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 23 | Guldireyin 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 24 | Guldireyin 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 25 | Sasyk 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 27 | Kosdiirmen | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
Node throughput capacity: small nodes (available capacity up to 1 m³)
| No. | Node name | Reserve capacity (m³) | Free capacity (m³) | Available capacity (m³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Krasnaya Voda | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 9 | Mosque | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 19 | Tekesu | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Reported by ZhKH 24, citing the website of the Urban Development Department of Shymkent.
