According to the agency, although drainage water does not freeze in winter and creates good conditions for fish breeding, current legislation prohibits the establishment of enterprises on such systems.
According to the Water Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, lands and water resources that contain drainage and irrigation systems are considered exclusive property of the state. Since the local government (ayil okmotu) does not have the right to transfer drainage networks for use, all contracts concluded with them have been declared invalid.
Photo by the Ministry of Agriculture. Fish farming
During the monitoring process, cases of topsoil removal on some pastures that were leased without the necessary transformation were also discovered. Relevant warnings were issued to the lessees regarding these violations.
Previously, the land and water supervision authority of the Talas region assessed the damage from the identified violations at more than 122,000 soms, and the materials were sent to the prosecutor's office of the Bakai-Ata district. The process of responding to six fish farming entities is ongoing in accordance with the law.
