Residents believe new-build housing near landfills, cemeteries safe
Residents of Bishkek new- build housing located near landfills and cattle cemeteries consider them safe for living. Press service of the Ombudsman of Kyrgyzstan reported.
It is noted that 47 new- build quarters with a population of 223, 258 people are located on the
Many of the houses built on illegally seized plots of land remain illegal. There are also new-build quarters that are adjacent to cemeteries, cattle mortuaries, high-voltage transmission lines.
Questioning of the local population showed that 18.8 percent of respondents live in the areas adjacent to the cattle mortuaries, 25 percent — to cemeteries, 37.5 percent — to landfills, and 18.8 percent — to high-voltage power lines.
At the same time, many of the people living next to landfills (61 percent), cemeteries (66 percent), cattle cemeteries (44 percent), and high-voltage power lines (66 percent) consider their housing safe.
