AHC: Larger Aral

Your challenge is for, due to the efforts of humans, the Aral Sea is larger than its normal bounds, rather than drastically smaller.

No restrictions, feel free to have a POD prior to 1900 if it helps.
 
One possibility is a more prosperous USSR, maybe Khrushchev is less extreme, or Bhrezhnev is avoided altogether, also it needs a serious environmental conscience. Not really sure if this is possible
 
More enviromnent responsible communist government or allow Russia develope as democratic nation and help develope Green Movement in Russia.
 
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