The Kyrgyz PM Akylbek Japarov, signed a resolution allocating land for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project.
The resolution regulates the transformation of land in Jalal-Abad for the project.
The resolution provides for the transfer of 44.29 hectares of land from the categories of agricultural and water resources to the category of "land for industry, transport, communications, energy, defense and other purposes", including:
- 36.55 hectares of irrigated arable land;
- 7.54 hectares of dry land;
- 0.2 hectares of swamps.
The Jalal-Abad City Hall has been instructed to amend the land registration documentation, ensure the exchange of privately owned land for equivalent plots from the State Fund of Agricultural Land, and approve urban development documentation in accordance with the law. In the event of improper use or failure to develop the land, it is envisaged to seize it.
In September 2022, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China agreed on a 454-kilometer railway route.
The share of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in the joint project company will be 24.5 percent each, while China will have 51 percent stake.
On June 6 of this year, an agreement was signed between China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to facilitate the implementation of the railway project, and the project financing was also settled.
Construction of the road began in October 2024.
