346 settlements in Kyrgyzstan have no drinking water supply system
There are no drinking water supply systems in 346 settlements in Kyrgyzstan. Deputy Head of the State Agency for Architecture, Construction, Housing and Communal Services, Zholdoshbek Abdraev, announced at a meeting of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Water Resources, Ecology and Regional Development of the Parliament.
According to him, construction of a water pipeline is needed in 822 villages.
«At least 545 villages were provided with drinking water through investments of €110 million from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank in 2000-2014. There are no water pipes in 346 settlements, in 476 they were built in 1940-1970,» Zholdoshbek Abdraev said.
According to the official, 39 villages were provided with drinking water in 2022, about 11 of them — at the expense of the republican budget, 2 — the local budget, the rest — at the expense of donors.
