site.btaUPDATED Bulgarian PM, European Agriculture Commissioner, Agriculture Minister Inaugurate Reconstructed Irrigation Canal in Haskovo Region
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen and Agriculture and Food Minister Georgi Tahov inaugurated a reconstructed main canal M-1, part of the Trakiets irrigation network in Haskovo Region on Friday.
The ceremony was also attended by Irrigations Systems Executive Director Snezhina Dineva. The renovation of the facility cost BGN 6.865 million and was funded under the Rural Development Programme.
In 2024, the Agriculture Ministry announced that the repair would increase the irrigated area in the Haskovo Region to 3,907 hectares. The reconstruction aims to reduce water loss and improve the canal’s flow capacity. The canal is 47.515 kilometers long. The upgrade will allow for the supply of larger volumes of water, which will expand irrigated areas and help prevent flooding of adjacent agricultural lands. Water distribution and canal operation will also be improved, along with easier maintenance and cleaning.
The Government is fulfilling its commitment to the proper, accurate, and timely planning and management of water resources, said Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov from the podium during the official part of the ceremony.
He noted that over the next two years, under the Strategic Plan for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas, nearly 100,000 hectares of land will be included in irrigation efforts, and a program financed by the state budget will make it possible to increase the irrigated area to 240,000 hectares.
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