Uzbekistan and Tajikistan discuss using Lake Sarez for drinking water supply
Delegations from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan discussed the use of Lake Sarez for providing clean drinking water at a meeting of the joint working group on the comprehensive use of water resources of transboundary rivers in Central Asia.

According to the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, the meeting took place on August 3 in Dushanbe with the participation of Uzbekistan's Minister of Water Management Shavkat Hamraev and Tajikistan's Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma.
The delegations also discussed the implementation of new joint projects in the water management sector.
Lake Sarez is located in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan at an altitude of about 3,500 meters above sea level. The lake is over 70 kilometers long, has a maximum depth of about 500 meters, and holds a water volume of 17 cubic kilometers. It was formed in February 1911 as a result of a strong earthquake.
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