Spontaneous Garbage Dumps on the Banks of the Kara-Unkur River
The bank of the Kara-Unkur River along the Kochkorka-Naryn highway is littered with solid household waste and garbage.
The accumulation of household waste, pits on the bank filled with broken glass and food waste mixed with plastic, is a scene typical for almost all rivers in Kyrgyzstan where there are so-called "kumys fields." In many places, due to the lack of trash bins, the riverbed is cluttered with garbage, including doors and other car parts, tree branches, and kitchen waste.
According to experts, local executive authorities have not established water protection zones, strips, and regulations for their economic use to date. As a result of the absence of regulatory documents, economic activities in the areas adjacent to riverbeds contribute to the pollution of surface water sources.
Any type of human economic activity conducted in river basins implies interference in the life of rivers, which leads to changes. Due to anthropogenic impact, polluted water bodies lose their fishery value and become suitable only for irrigation and technical water supply purposes.
To use water for household-drinking and cultural-domestic purposes, measures for water purification are required.
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