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We went to Chon-Karakol village of Alai district. In the past, the residents, who used to take care of their livestock, are now divided into numbers and desperate. The state enterprise "Kyrgyz Coal" began to build a road over the village to transport coal to China. However, the locals complain that if the road is opened, the glaciers will melt, the water sources will be damaged, the pasture grasses and perennial juniper trees will dry up, and the wonderful nature will be destroyed. And when we visited the "Kyrgyz Coal" enterprise, it was learned that 5 million dollars will be spent on the construction of this road, and for this purpose, an investment agreement was signed with the private company "SpetsArendaTechnika". According to it, 40 percent of the coal in the "Zagara" mine will remain with the state, and 60 percent will be brought by investors. At the same time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said that they did not give a conclusion and did not support the project.