Main irrigation canal under construction in Kadamdzhai for 2 billion soms

A main irrigation canal is being built in Kadamdzhai district of Batken region near the border with Uzbekistan. The head of Alga Kadam project Asanbai Pazilov told 24.kg news agency.

According to him, blasting operations in the mountainous area began in April 2022.

«This is a big project. Its cost is approximately 2 billion soms. Half is financed by residents of Kadamdzhai, the rest is allocated from the republican budget. We will develop 4,200 hectares of land. We will have a great opportunity to develop the city — industry, horticulture and cattle breeding. An urban-type settlement will also appear there. The people collected 31 million soms for two months,» Asanbai Pazilov told.

It is noted that 12 women from Kadamdzhai were among the first to invest large sums in implementation of the project — from 190,000 to 590,000 soms.