DUSHANBE, August 3, 2011, Asia-Plus — A special commission, led by Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov, yesterday visited the section of the Ayni-Kuhistoni Mastchoh road that was damaged by a landslide.
According to the Prime Minister Secretariat, they got acquainted with the process of recovery work on the road connecting Ayni and Kuhistoni Mastchoh district that was seriously affected by the landslide that occurred in the area on July 26. After that, the prime minister held a meeting in the village of Rarz to discuss removal of the effects of the landslide.
We will recall that the landslide that occurred on July 26 damaged some 400 meters of the road connecting Ayni and Kuhistoni Mastchoh districts. According to some sources, the landslide carrying with it some 800,000 cubic meters of mud and slurry blocked the road near the village of Rarz, Ayni district.
According to the preliminary estimates, damage caused by the landslide to the road amounts to some 110,000 U.S. dollars.
