The film tells about struggle against draught in the region of the Volga River, about alterations in draughty regions, about opening of the main part of the Saratov Irrigation Channel.
1h. - Dust storm in the steppes of the Volga region. Drought. Shepherds chase sheep. Family Petrenko said about water in the steppe. Lake. Pumping Station. Experimental irrigation stations. Says the chairman of the kolkhoz Sukhanov. Irrigation of vegetables. Camels in the steppe. Cleaning of wheat, feed it to livestock. 2 hour - Construction of the Saratov canal. Watering installation.
The film tells of the drought in the Volga region, changes in dry areas, the opening of the head portion of the Saratov irrigation canal.