Section 14
Central Asia Awards in Water-Related Fields

Awards of the Heads of Central Asian States

At the Third Consultative Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States, the President of Tajikistan was awarded the ‘Badge of Honor of the Heads of Central Asia States’ (August 6). Emomali Rahmon became the first awardee in the history.

Source: asiaplustj.info

The President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov signed a Decree on awarding the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev the Order of Bitaraplyk (October 25).

Source: www.parahat.info

Awards in the Water Industry of Kazakhstan

On the occasion of the Day of Water Workers, a number of water professionals were awarded honorary titles ‘Su sharuashylygynyn ardageri’, breastplates ‘Su sharuashylygynyn yzdigi’ and Certificates of Merit (July 9).

Source: www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ecogeo/

As part of celebration of the 30th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan, the Director of the SIC ICWC Kazakh branch, Nariman Kipshakbaev was awarded the title ‘Honorary Citizen’ of Kyzylorda province.

Source: kyzylorda-news.kz/ru/

Congratulation of Water Workers in Kyrgyzstan

The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ulukbek Maripov congratulated water workers on their professional holiday (June 20).

The text of the congratulation is published on the website of the Government.

Source: www.gov.kg/ru/

Government Awards in Tajikistan

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Independence of Tajikistan, by the decree of President Emomali Rakhmon government awards were given to employees of Roghun HPP (September 2), and 3 employees of the agricultural sector received medals ‘Hizmati Shoista’ and honorary diplomas (September 3).

More information on awardees in available on

Government Awards in Turkmenistanа

By Decree of the President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, in connection with the 30th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan, the Chairman of the State Committee for Water Resources G. Baydjanov was awarded the anniversary medal ‘Turkmenistanyn Garassyzlygynyn 30 yyllygyna’ (September 25). The full list of awardees is available on

On the occasion of the Harvest Festival, a group of holders of Dayhan associations received the medal ‘Watana bolan soygusi ucin’ (November 14) by decree of the President of Turkmenistan. The list of awardees is available on

By decrees of the President of Turkmenistan the medal ‘Watana bolan soygusi ucin’ was given to the Minister of Energy of Turkmenistan, H.S. Redzhepmyradov and the Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan A.N. Altyev on the occasion of the International Day of Neutrality. Also, the heads of these sectors were awarded commemorative plaques (December 11). More information on awardees in available on

Awards in the Agriculture and Water Sectors of Uzbekistan

On the occasion of 30 years of independence, a group of government and sectoral employees received awards by Presidential Decree:

- First Deputy Minister of Agriculture S.J. Teshayev was given the honorary title ‘O’zbekiston Respublikasida xizmat kursatgan kishloq khujaligi khodimi’;

- the honorary title ‘O’zbekiston Respublikasida xizmat kursatgan irrigator’ was given to J.B.Razov, excavator operator at the construction mechanization and repair base of the Ministry of Water Management of the Republic of Karakalpakstan;

- Order ‘Fidokorona khizmatlari uchun’ was given to Counsellor of the Minister of Water Management, I.Kh. Djurabekov.

The full list of awardees is available on

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Independence of Uzbekistan, the head of the Agency for Implementation of IFAS Projects in Uzbekistan, V.I. Sokolov was awarded a certificate of honor by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan (August 27).

The head of BWO Syr Darya O.A. Kholkhujaev was given the ‘Award of Excellence in the Water Sector of Uzbekistan’ by the Decree of the Minister of Water Management of Uzbekistan (December 7).

On the occasion of 30 years of Independence, a number of foreign citizens received the order ‘Dustlik’:

- Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure in UAE;

- Jin Liqun, President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

The full list of awardees is available on

By the Decree of the President of Uzbekistan, M.I. Akhmedov, head of "Madaniyat Muhammad Ismat" farm, Bukhara province was awarded the title ‘O’zbekiston qahramoni’ and the medal ‘Oltin yulduz’.

Source: uza.uz/ru/

On occasion of the Day of Agricultural Workers in Uzbekistan, 231 employees of headquarters, regional and provincial divisions of the Ministry of Agriculture and representatives of subordinate organizations, including research institutes, agrarian universities and state unitary enterprises received badges and gifts. Representatives of several national organizations, who during the year contributed to the development of the industry, also received awards. Among them are employees of the Presidential Administration, the Senate of Oliy Majlis, the Ministry of Water Management, JSCB "Agrobank", the State Forestry Committee, the "Uzbekoziktzahir" Association, the Academy of Sciences and others.

Source: www.agro.uz/ru/

New Awards

By Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers 356 of 9.06.2021 a new badge ‘Award of Excellence in the Hydrometeorological Service’ was introduced to award for substantial contribution to the development of hydrometeorology and climatology and for fruitful training of young professionals. The badge and gratuity are awarded annually on May 7 - the day of formation of "UzHydromet".

Source: www.norma.uz

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers 573 of 17.09.2021 approved the relevant provision on a new badge ‘Award of Excellence in the Water Sector of Uzbekistan’.