Aral Sea water project: The World Bank’s Central Asian Regional Director Saroj Kumar Jha Kazakhstan’s Vice-Minister of Environment and Water Resources Yerlan Nyssanbayev have been holding discussions about continuing the bank’s involvement in the Syr Darya Control and Northern Aral Sea Project. The project’s aim is to reduce water losses in the Kazakh part of the Aral Sea basin and to allow more fresh water to flow into the Northern Aral Sea. AKIPress