Restoration of objects damaged during border clash in Batken started

Bishkek, May 3, 2021. / Kabar /. The restoration of facilities damaged during the incident on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has started in Batken.

The press service of regional state administration told Kabar Agency that government, the number of damaged residential buildings makes 107, schools - 2, medical station - 1, kindergarten - 1, police building - 1, gas station - 10, shops - 8.

According to the order of the head of the region, Omurbek Suvanaliev, restoration work of destroyed and burnt houses began in the region as well as the work to provide electricity and clean water.

The conflict at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has started on April 28, when a verbal conflict between the local residents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan gradually escalated into an armed clash between the military personnel of the countries. The reason for the conflict was the installation of a video surveillance camera by the Tajik side on power transmission poles near the Golovnaya water intake, which is located in Batken region of Kyrgyzstan.

On May 1, the sides agreed to cease fire and withdraw forces to their permanent deployment locations.