'Bishkek can not be called as clean city anymore': President Jeenbekov on smog problem

AKIPRESS.COM - Bishkek risks to come out of a number of clean and planned cities, President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said on August 30 at the opening ceremony of the Park Drujba.
"Those who lived in the Soviet Union remember that Frunze was known as a green city. But now we are risking to lose this status. Bishkek risks to come out of a number of clean and planned cities," he said.
The President underlined the problem of smog under the city, saying "Bishkek can not be called as clean city anymore".
"In winter, there is a such a smog under the city that the sky can not be seen. This is due to the improper attitude towards construction and absence of a green policy," he noted.
The head of state promised that the government will start paying a special attention to construction in the city.
According to Jeenbekov, a lot of territories of parks were illegally given and the work is underway on taking them back.
The Park Drujba in 1996 was named after the first president of Turkey Mustafa Ataturk.