In the final declaration of the World Water Forum 2012, which took place in the French city of Marseilles and was dedicated to the issues of water supply and sanitary, there was an expression of support for the government of Uzbekistan in the issue of the Rogun hydro power plant project.

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon promised on Friday that water is plentiful in the Central Asian region, but his claims fly in the face of a recent report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that says the glacier-rich country will lose 30 percent of its water sources in coming years.

Residents of multi-story buildings are wasting heat energy in Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Serik Noki,n head of the Agency for Construction and Utilities.