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by Amina Kabdyrakym | 10-12-2020 18:30
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Kazakhstan is the largest country in Central Asia, but it is in the most troublesome situation in terms of water supply.
First of all, The Aral Sea disappears. It was the fourth-largest lake in the world. The fourth part by area and the tenth by volume remained from it. Now, these are practically two shallow water bodies. The reason is the intake of water from the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya, which replenished for irrigation. The ecological problem of the Aral Sea has many consequences. The salt concentration in water has increased 14 times. The former bottom of the sea is full of salt marshes, and salt from their surface is carried by the wind for hundreds of kilometers and causes erosion of lands far from here. The concentration in the water increased not only of salt but also of toxic substances, which flowed down from fertilized agricultural lands into the rivers. These ruined the commercial fishing in the lake. Since the 1980s, it has ceased to exist. Lake Balkhash causes concern: it may repeat the fate of the Aral Sea. It is a unique reservoir. In its various parts, it is filled with fresh and saltwater. Since the 1960s of the last century, environmental problems of Lake Balkhash began: it began to grow shallow, the water level dropped by more than two meters. The area has decreased by two thousand square kilometers. Salt marshes are also formed here. Industrial emissions and sewage from cities on its banks are slowly killing Balkhash. The Balkhash copper smelter has placed hundreds of thousands of tons of waste near the lake. Sulfur dioxide and about a dozen types of hazardous heavy metals enter the waters. Environmental problems of the Caspian Sea also concern Kazakhstan. A dangerous tendency is observed in the waters of the sea: it loses its ability to purify itself, which can turn a once clean reservoir into a settling tank. The reason is human activity. Its peculiarity here is oil production on the coast and underwater on platforms far out to sea. |
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6 Comments
Hello Amina!
It's your SJ mentor.
Warm greetings from Korea!
Thank you for sharing Kazakhstan's water supply problem.
Reckless development and inadequate waste disposal seem to pollute the sea and lakes.
It is very difficult to restore nature that has lost its ability to self-purify.
I think we need to find ways to prevent environmental pollution and protect water resources before it's too late.
If there's any good idea, let us know.
Keep up with your hard work!
Best regards,
SJ mentor.
Posted 23-12-2020 07:47
Hello Amina,
this is your mentor WooJoo.
Warm greetings from South Korea.
Thank you for sharing ongoing concerns about water pollution in Kazakhstan.
It is sad to hear that large portion of the Aral Sea has disappeared,
and so many of your ambassadors have wrote reports about it as well.
I wish that we do not make the same mistake with Lake Balkhash.
The salinization is happening all around the world,
and we are losing are water supplies.
What could we do to stop these problems?
Keep writing
Regards,
WooJoo
Posted 18-12-2020 18:10
Hello Amina
Greetings from Nepal.
It is really sad news about water pollution in your country.Both government and public should more concerned to solve this problem as soon as possible
Regards
Dolma
Posted 15-12-2020 20:26
Thanks for giving information about the pollution of water in your country.
Warm regards.
Keep writing
Nischal
Posted 13-12-2020 20:25
hello amina
thank you so much for letting us the problem of your country
keep sharing many more
Wram regards ,
shaobha
Posted 11-12-2020 00:34
Hello Amina,
Green Cheers from Nepal
Thank You Amina for briefing about water pollution in Balkhash lake and Caspian Sea. Keep Writing.
With Regards,
Sagar
Posted 11-12-2020 00:33