Bishkek frees land by demolishing structures
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In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the Department of Land Use Control demolished 8,427 structures between January and September, releasing 267,054 square meters of municipal land.
City hall officials carried out the demolitions, targeting lightweight constructions, capital buildings, extensions, fences, foundations, and advertising structures. Road projects accounted for 842 of the demolished structures, while clearing land near the Ala-Archa and Alamedin rivers, and the Big Chui Canal, led to the removal of another 56 buildings.
The city also collected 76,144,000 soms in administrative fines related to these actions. Additionally, officials gathered 85,619,366 soms in rent for the use of municipal land, distributing 62,282,552 soms to city hall and 23,336,814 soms to the city prosecutor's office. During this nine-month period, the Department of Land Use Control pursued legal action by filing 50 lawsuits and attending 466 court hearings.
Residents submitted 1,032 requests through the “My City” app, with 88 still under review at the time the report was compiled.
