Chemicals

Chemical weed-killers burried back in 1986 in Kochkor ayil okmot present a big threat of poisoning the local population due to active soil erosion and spread of pesticide residue over 25-30 ha. Polluted water flow into the river Naryn that is used for watering land throughout whole country. The project of the NGO Intellectual Women s Club aims to: 1. Monitor the area and conduct analysis to estimate the POP pollution level. 2. Rehabilitate the protection covers. 3. Rehabilitate the soil on the territory of the weed-killer burial. 4. Fence the polluted territories. 5. Conduct information campaign From successful implementation of the project will depend healthy and economic well-being of the population.

Kyrgyzstan