Over 10,000 sign online petition against development of uranium deposit in Issyk-Kul

AKIPRESS.COM - Over 10,000 people signed an online petition urging the authorities to cancel development of uranium deposit in Issyk-Kul. The change.org petition author is Alena Homenko.
Geological exploration of the Kyzul-Ompol uranium site is being conducted since 2010. It is located Kochkor district of Naryn region and Ton district of Issyk-Kul region. UrAsia in Kyrgyzstan owns a license for doing so until 31 Dec 2020.
On 27 March 2019, Kara-Balta Mining Plant and Economy Polimers Ru LLC signed a cooperation agreement worth $30 million during the state visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kyrgyzstan. The money will be used to modernize the existing plant and develop uranium deposits in Issyk-Kul.
Kara-Balta Mining Plant will process the uranium ore from Kyzyl-Ompol site. The uranium tailings will be buried in the decommissioned tailing storage near the village of Marmara, Sokuluk district.
Locals protest against the development of uranium since December last year.