Cumagul Tolukbaeva, who is an elementary school principal, stands on top of a water reservoir used in Lyaily village, where she lives with her family. A few houses and the local school and kindergarten are served with a small amount of spring water which trickles down from a spring above the village. The rest of the 300 families depend on water from an irrigation canal called aryk that is susceptible to contamination. In villages across Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia) antiquated water delivery systems and infrastructure is the cause of health issues such as outbreaks of hepatitis and gastrointestin
Cumagul Tolukbaeva, who is an elementary school principal, stands on top of a water reservoir used in Lyaily village, where she lives with her family. A few houses and the local school and kindergarten are served with a small amount of spring water which trickles down from a spring above the village. The rest of the 300 families depend on water from an irrigation canal called aryk that is susceptible to contamination. In villages across Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia) antiquated water delivery systems and infrastructure is the cause of health issues such as outbreaks of hepatitis and gastrointestinal disease, especially among children.
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