1. Physical LOCATION

The Nookat settlement was founded in 1823. In 2003 the status of city was bestowed and now Nookat is a rayon-subordinated city. The city is located in the Northeastern part of Osh oblast, some 43 km South-West of Osh city the oblast center for the Osh oblast. The nearest railway station is in Osh city, 46 km from Nookat city. The nearest airport ? Osh city airport - is about 48 km away. The Osh-Batken-Isfana highway runs through Nookat city.

Nookat city is located at an altitude of 1802 m. above sea level. Winter is moderately warm. Average rainfalls characterize spring and autumn. Summer is hot, with only a relatively small amount of rainfall.

The total area of the city covers some 326 ha, and in addition there are 148.6 ha of agricultural land.

The city population totals 13,330. Representatives of about 50 different ethnic groups live in the city, they include (in number): Uzbeks ? 11,672 (87.5 %), Kyrgyz - 1296 (9.7 %), Tatars - 102 (0.7 %), Russians - 98 (0.7 %), Germans - 3, Doungan - 2, Turks - 8, Tadjiks - 7, Kazakhs - 9, Ukraines -11, other nationalities - 122.

2. ECONOMY

Analysis of the total volume of product output for 2000-2003 is shown in the following Table (in thous.Soms)

There are private businesses operating in the city: one mill, 12 confectionery shops, 2 forge shops, 8 sewing shops, 11 bakery shops, a macaroni shop, 11 furniture shops, shoe repairs, 7 veterinary drugstores and 9 drugstores.

BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTES:

• Nookat branch of JSCCB ?Kyrgyzstan?
• Nookat branch of ?Ecobank?
• Nookat branch of ?Inexim bank?
• Nookat branch of the Settlement and Saving Company

business development institutions:

• Department of the Center for Employment of the Population
• Council of Entrepreneurs of the city
• Working Group for the attraction of grants and aid

IT IS IMPORTant TO NOTE the under utilization of parts of the city?s economy:

• Every year 8-10 tons of tobacco are grown and dried in Nookat rayon. A tobacco factory could be opened.
• Every year 130-150 thousand tons apples and 50-60 apricots are grown in Nookat rayon. Fruit processing shops could be opened.

The following cattle-breeding and agricultural products were produced in Nookat in 2003:

3. LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE:

The City Kenesh consists of 21 deputies. The following permanent commissions were created:

• Commission for the budget, economy and financial issues? 5 deputies. Chaired by Anara Toktorova.
• Commission for public health, education, ecology, culture, sports and tourism ? 5 deputies. Chaired by Koso ogly Daud.
• Commission of legality and law, deputy ethics and rights, for public organizations and local self-government issues ? 5 deputies. Chaired by Jamila Baitova.
• Commission for industry, construction, transport, communications and agricultural issues ? 5 deputies. Chaired by Khamidjan Abdujabbarov.

ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICES in THE CITY:

MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS

MAIN CHALLENGES:

• Creation and further development of the condominiums in the city.
• Purchase of an irrigation and road washing machine.
• Purchase of trash containers
• Purchase of trash container carriers
• Major repairs of the JSC ?Nookat Komunal?shik? building

4. PUBLIC SERVICES

4.1. HEALTH
The city is served by the following main healthcare establishments: Nookat territorial hospital (TH), polyclinic ?Baryn? and Family Group Practitioners (FGP) ?Baryn?, dental polyclinic

HEALTHCARE ESTABLISHMENTS:

MAIN CHALLENGES:

• Need more medical equipment for proper examination and diagnosis of patients.
• Lack of budgetary funds to purchase pharmaceuticals and medicines for first aid treatments.
• Lack of laboratory testing facilities.
• Lack of medical publications and books to support and improve the education of medical workers.

4.2. EDUCATION
In 2003 management of kindergartens and secondary schools of the city was delegated to the city administration. Salaries of schoolteachers and tutors of kindergartens are paid on time from categorical grants and are issued through Nookat city administration. The personnel of schools and kindergartens are not satisfied with the current level of salaries.

EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS

MAIN CHALLENGES:

• Lack of chairs in schools and all schools operate on two shifts.
• Lack of funds to build a new (primary) school.
• Insufficient school furniture, textbooks and manuals.
• Lack of laboratory and practical equipment.
• Lack of competent personnel because of low salaries.

4.3. CULTURE AND SPORTS
The Fund of the city central library has 58,000 books. A recreation park, cinema "Uluu-Too", the cultural center, sports school "CSS", the city committee for tourism, sports and youth policies, a children's musical school (named after T.Tursunbaev) operate in the city. Eighty pupils study at the musical school.

SPORTS FACILITIES in the city:

1.	Football fields	4
2.	Basketball fields	4
3.	Volleyball fields	5
4.	Sports halls	5


MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. The Central library needs major repairs and money to replenish the book fund so as to provide modern educational books and fiction. Computerization of the library.

4.4. HOUSING
The Joint Stock Company ?Nookat Kommunal?shik? provides services to 16 multi-storey houses, with 256 apartments with a total area of 16,000 sq.m. Four condominiums with 4 multi-storey houses have been built in the city. There are 2,218 households

MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. To improve the city communal services.
2. To create a leasing company on purchase of facilities and equipment for the city economy, to repair the pond - store of the treatment plant.
3. To carry out major repairs and reconstruction of the sewage collectors.
4. To install water pipelines in the central part of the city.
5. To replace heating pipes in the inhabited quarter of Nookat city.
6. To carry out major repair of facades of multi-storey houses.
7. To reconsider the issue of the centralized supply of hot water to the population.

4.5. SOCIAL PROTECTION
There is a leading social protection specialist in the city administration that is in charge of social support. There is a program for the support of the needy in the city population that assists with the payment of household services and electric power. There is also a program for health services.

POVERTY LEVEL FOR 2002

Status	Families / people	%
Extremely poor families with income of 352 Soms	997 / 5982	37.4 / 44.8
Poor families with income of 584 Soms	541 / 3246	20.2 / 24.4

MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. At the moment it is impossible to provide full employment to all.
2. A rehabilitation center is needed for children and invalids.
3. There is an absence of shared land plots.

4.6. EMPLOYMENT OF THE POPULATION
The rayon employment department deals with the issues of unemployment. Currently there are 4,824 able-bodied people and 265 unemployed people. To reduce the unemployment in the city the department of employment registers each unemployed person and after confirmation of the status of unemployed, he/she receives unemployment benefit. For the purposes of reducing poverty levels in the city, a mini credit company ?Ayalzat? was created by the Nookat rayon state administration. This mini credit company issues 2-percent credits to 50 needy families for 2 months to raise family incomes. The total amount of the issued credits totals 100,000 soms.

MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. Lack of jobs.
2. Lack of funds for re-training and study at higher educational establishments
3. The salaries of workers are low.

4.7. MARKETS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISTRIBUTION
The city administration issues permission for the opening and functioning of the markets. Retail and wholesale trade is carried out in 3 markets, 15 stationary shops and 29 stand trading points. There is a small volume of wholesale trade. More than 1,200 people are engaged in business activities.

MAIN CHALLENGES:
1. Low purchasing capacity of the population.
2. Small commodity market.

4.8. WATER SUPPLY
Nookat city water supply utility (Gorvodokanak) is a specialized enterprise providing drinking water to the population and businesses of the city. The number of users of Gorvodokanal is 6,136, the rest of the population use drinking water from street pumps, of which there are 246 of them. There are 10 communal enterprises, 27 industrial enterprises. The city is provided with drinking water by one well source. The well ?Chechme-Sai? water is taken from springs and collecting the water in drainage wells. Daily volume of the supplied water in 2004 was 1,529 m3 per day. To state-financed organizations - 232 m3 per day. The length of water pipeline networks is 19,306 meters. The first water supply lines were installed in 1968-1970 and between 40 and 50% of the mains water pipes have deteriorated. The quality of drinking water supplied by the city vodokanal complies with the standards ??? and ?? 214-559-96?.

Nookat sanitary and epidemiologic inspection controls the quality of the water. The advantage of vodokanal is that the supply of water to the population is by natural gravitation means and no electrical pumping is needed.

The Actual revenue in 2003 was 300 thous.Soms, actual expenses were 289 thous.Soms. Profit was 11 thous.Soms. The balance cost of main revenues was 1,316 thous.Soms. From 01.01.2004 Gorvodokanal increased tariffs for water supplied, as agreed with the state antimonopoly committee, For the public - 2 soms for 1m3 per month, for state-financed organizations - 3 soms 40 tyin for 1m3 a month and for industrial enterprises - 4 soms 50 tyin for 1m3 per month. As of 12.01.2004 the actual revenues was 205 thous.Soms, actual expenditures - 279 thous.Soms. Gorvodokanal is operating at a loss amounting to 74 thous.Soms. This loss was caused by delayed payments for drinking water.

MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. Accounts receivable as of 12.01.04 was 74 thous. Soms, including the population - 24 thous. Soms, enterprises and organizations - 50 thous. Soms.
2. Absence of specialized equipment.
3. Bad condition of aryk (channel) networks because the population uses drinking water for irrigation purposes.
4. Incomplete collection of fees for supplied services

4.9. POWER SUPPLY
Power supply is provided by the Nookat distribution station (RES), subdivision of OJSC ?Oshelectro?. The extent of the city overhead 6 KWT lines is 54 km., HV ? 0.4 kW? - 82 km. The are 44 operating transformer substations. There are 154 street illumination lamps.

Revenues and expenditures of Nookat RES are not known, because the Nookat RES is accountant to OJSC ?Oshelectro?. Tariffs for the population per 1 kWt under 150 kWt is 43 tyin, over 150 kWt - 80 tyin per month, for enterprises - 96 tyin for 1 kWt without restriction.

MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. Ninety per cent of the lines need repair or replacing.
2. There is a need to install 10 additional substations: in microdistrict ?Baryn?-2 units, ?Lenin? str.-2units, ?A.Lufullaev? str.-3 units, ?Jamii? str.-3 units.
3. Accounts receivables as of 12.01.04 were 1,026.4 thous.Soms, of which from the population ? 936.3 thous.Soms, organizations and enterprises ? 90.1 thous.Soms.

4.10. SEWAGE SYSTEM
There is no main sewage system in the city. There is now a project designed for the construction of a mains sewage network for the city.

4.11. COMMUNICATION
The Nookat branch of Osh oblast division of OJSC ?Kyrgyztelecom? provides telephone services in the city. It provides services to 4,700 users. There is 1 digital stations for 230 users: 134 numbers for state-financed organizations, 96 - self-supporting organizations. There is also a post communication, call office, serving the population of Nookat rayon.

MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. Seventy per cent telephone lines need to be renewed.
2. Two new digital substations need to be installed.

4.12. solid waste Management
Removal of SWM (solid waste management) from individual houses and state-financed organizations is carried out according to the contract of JSC "Nookat-Kommunal?shik" with the organizations and city dwellers. It serves 1,301 users.

Removal of SHW from the city territory is made according to the schedule of regular clearing by two brigades of workers as required. The dump is located to the north from city, a distance of 24 kilometers, on the territory Zulpuev aiyl okmotu. The dump is the responsibility of Zulpuev aiyl okmotu. Trash is delivered to the dump by a tractor ?40 and motor vehicle KAMAZ. Annually 12,400 m3 SHW is taken away from the city. The tariffs for these services to the population are: from individual houses, 996 users ? 50 soms per year, from apartments of multi-storey houses, 305 users ? 100 soms a year.

The actual proceeds from the population are 80.3 thous. Soms. As of today there are no debts from the population. Every year 500 thous. Soms are allocated from the city budget for these purposes (for the state-financed organizations), from the population ? 80.3 thous. Soms. In total for one year the actual revenue is 580.3 thous. Soms, the actual expenditures are 580.3 thous. Soms. All the actual revenue is spent on the removal of SHW and cleaning of the city streets.

MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. Purchase of special vehicles ? excavators, bulldozers, graders, snow-removing machines, water carriers and other.
2. Money for spare parts for sanitary fixtures and for the purchase of the petroleum products.
3. Trash containers are needed.
4. The garbage trucks, container carriers for trash removal are needed.


4.13. PLANNING OF land tenure (PERMISSION)
A full-time expert for town planning and land tenure prepares the authorization documents for designing, construction and re-profiling. The Management of Planning of Land Tenure, the department of architecture and department of state register have 12 employees.
Time and expenses required receiving application documents for construction, according to the Government Resolution of January 27, 1998, # 55 on allocation of land plots and construction works are established as follows:

1. for major construction ? to 90 days
2. for construction of individual houses - 30 days
3. for re-profiling ? 10 days
4. for major construction and investment projects ? 30 days

MAIN CHALLENGES:

• There is no master plan of Nookat city.
1. HEATING

The city has a rayon boiler which is the responsibility of JSC ?Teplocomenergo?, which is part of Osh OJSC TEZ (fuel and heating center) ?Power Stations?. They supply heat to 16 multi-storey buildings. Currently 230 tons of coal are supplied, with an annual demand of 460 tons, the accounts receivables from the population was 140 thous.Soms. The tariffs are established by Osh OJSC TEZ (fuel and heating center) ?Power Stations? through the State Agency on Energy and Gas, payment is made for 1 sq.m. occupied area at 15 soms and 30 tyin per month. Heat is supplied according to the agreement between JSC ?Teplocomuenergo? and the city population.
Revenues and expenditures of JSC ?Teplocomuenergo? are not known, as JSC ?Teplocomuenergo? is accountable to Osh OJSC TEZ (fuel and heating center) ?Power Stations?.

MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. Ninety per cent of heating pipelines need major repairs.
2. The boilers should be replaced
1. ROADS

In city has 20 kms of roads, including 3 kms of the Osh ? Batken highway. 17 kms of roads are the responsibility of the DEP (highway exploitation unit) - 37. The condition of the roads is unsatisfactory. 20% of the roads in the city are asphalted. Other roads are compacted dirt. DEP-37 is in charge of repairing all of the roads.

MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. Eighty per cent of roads need major repairs.


4.16. gas supply.
There is no gas supply in the city. For now it is not possible to install gas pipelines in the city.

4.17.TRANSPORT
Private individuals provide passenger and cargo transportation services.

MAIN CHALLENGES:
1. Five minivans are needed for public passenger transportation.

4.18. ENVIRONMENT
In Nookat city administration a branch of the Osh Oblast Ecological Department deals with issues of nature protection and the environment. There now exists a comprehensive plan for environmental protection and rational use of natural resources for 2005. Every year, 2-month and 6-month activities are carried out on cleaning of the city, and scrub and tree planting in the city.

MAIN CHALLENGES:

1. Lack of funds to repair and reconstruct the garbage dumps.

4.19. CIVIL DEFENCE
The Nookat rayon department of Ministry of Ecology and Emergency Situations at the Nookat rayon state administrations is in charge of civil defense.

1. MAIN INDICATORS OF THE CITY BUDGET:

In 2003 the city budget increased almost twice compared with 2002, up to 4,911.1 thous.Soms due to the transfer of education, social security, housing and communal services to the city budget, as well as categorical grants to cover expenses such as salaries and deductions to the Social Fund in the education sector. Expenses for education, being mandatory costs, amount to 71.5 % of the total budget. It should be noted that the city is to transfer 121,000 thous.Soms to the oblast Fund of Compulsory Medical Insurance (FCMI). That means that the city has restricted resources to provide finance to all other sectors.

Revenue component of the budget of Nookat city (thous.Soms)
Revenue Type	2002			2003				2004
	plan	actual		plan		actual		Plan
National taxes
Income tax	350.0	350.0		635.6		635.6		646.6
Total of national taxes	350.0	350.0		635.6		635.6		646.6
Local taxes
Taxes for providing services 4%	173.7	173.7		251.2		251.2		412.0
Other local taxes	8.8	8.8		10.1		10.1		45.3
Land tax from the public	5.9	5.9		6.6		6.6		69.8
Land tax from legal entities				187.7		187.7		246.5
Tax from owners of vehicles	61.5	61.5		61.5		61.5		168.6
Total local taxes	249.9	249.9		517.1		517.1		942.2
Total tax revenues	599.9	599.9		1152.7		1152.7		1588.8
Special funds				227.1		227.1		25.0
Total tax and non-tax revenues	599.9	599.9		1379.8		1379.8		1613.8
Grants and financial transfers
Categorical grants	2254.5	2254.5		3652.3		3652.3		5421.8
Funds transferred from the city budget				-121.0		-121.0		-0.7
Total revenues including grants	2854.4	2854.4		4911.1		4911.1		7034.9
Expenditure part of the budget of Nookat city (thous.Soms)
Name	2002				2003				2004
	plan		actual		plan		actual		plan
State services	225.7		225.7		497.9		497.9		711.5
Education	2572.1		2572.1		3664.6		3664.6		5776.3
Social protection	56.6		56.6		45.7		45.7		47.1
Housing and communal economy					702.9		702.9		500
Total expenditures on economic sectors	2854.4		2854.4		4911.1		4911.1		7034.9
EXPENSES BY ITEM
Salary	1958.2		1958.2		2784.8		2784.8		4844.3
Deductions to the social fund	489.0		489.0		700.4		700.4		1211.2
Travel costs	12.4		12.4		11.2		11.2		15.0
Purchase of materials and equipment					25.4		25.4		16.2
Food					21.9		21.9		164.4
Hire and maintenance of vehicles	8.0		8.0		10.0		10.0		8.0
Other purchases and services	308.2		308.2		591.8		591.8		209.5
Subsidies					702.9		702.9		500.0
Other benefits	56.6		56.6		45.7		45.7		47.1
Major repairs	22.0		22.0		17.0		17.0		19.2
Total expenses on economic items	2854.4		2854.4		4911.1		4911.1		7034.9

6. ASSETS THAT ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE COMMUNITY

The municipal property of the city administration includes 12 major assets (buildings, constructions, and communications) with the balance cost of 30 542.1 thous.Soms.

Name	Year put into operation	Balance cost (th.Soms)
Secondary school named after N.Krupskaya	1976	960.7
Secondary school named after A. Abduvaitov	1983	3,815.9
Secondary school named after S. Samiev	1975	870.0
Secondary school named after A. Abdullaev	2000	685.0
Kindergarten #1 ?Cheburashka?	1978	830.0
City administration building	1961	320.5
Asphalted roads	1963	7,000.0
Channels, irrigation networks	1965	510.0
Pavements	1963	250.0
Bridges and fords (river crossings)	1974	15,000.00
Squares	1989	50.0
Cemeteries	1951	-
Street lighting	1988	250.0

7. NGO AND ORGANIZATIONS, FORMED BY THE COMMUNITIES

In the city there are the NGOs ?Tashtar-Ata? - carrying out charitable activities to support needy families and orphans, ?Chernobyltsy of XXI century? - supporting Chernobyl victims, ?Civil Society Support Center ? Nookat?, Charity fund ?Talant? - supports orphans, child invalids and needy families, and public fund ?M+Shukur? supporting invalids.

There are 4 mosques in the city. They are ?Abu Khanifa?, ?Gaiv Eron?, ?Marufkhon tura?, ?Kurbon ota?, and 1 madrasah ?Atanazar Kari?.

8. OTHER

The weekly newspaper ?Nookat Tany? with a circulation of 2,800 copies, in Kyrgyz, and the ?Sukhbatdosh? weekly newspaper with a circulation of 1,000 copies in Uzbek are issued in Nookat city.




Development strategy



NOOKAT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY for 2005 ? 2015

1. STRENGTHEN LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT POTENTIAL		2. iNCREASE OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVEL OF THE CITY POPULATION
1.1. Human Resource Development		2.1. Improvement of Education
1.2. Strengthening local self-government		2.2. Resolving Healthcare issues
1.3. Social mobilization and involvement of the population in city management		2.3. Culture and sports
1.4. International consent		2.4. Other issues of social development
3. CITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT	4. iNSENTIVES FOR CITY ECONOMIC GROWTH		5. cITY IMPROVEMENT, GREENING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT
3.1. Water supply improvement	4.1. General issues of economic development		5.1. City improvement
3.2. Sewage	4.2. Development of fee based services		5.2. Greening
3.3. Solid waste management	4.3. Development of Processing industries		5.3. Safe living environment
3.4. Improvement of irrigation system and drainage	4.4. Development of trade and improvement of markets? operation
3.5. Roads, bridges, street lights
3.6. Heating, gas supply and communications
3.7. Improvement of the Electricity supply system

 

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