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Due to a shortage, Kyrgyz authorities have banned the use of drinking water to irrigate cities’ gardens and orchards.
Implemented in Bishkek and Osh, the ban which operates during daytime hours, is set to run until the end of the summer.
In a report to TCA, Erlan Timurov, chief public relations specialist for Bishkekgorvodokanal, the company in charge of drinking water in Bishkek, stated: “Every year, Bishkekvodokanal produces about 145 million cubic meters of drinking water, around 48m cubic meters of which are lost as a…