In secondary school No. 7 named after Tagay Tashmamatov, located in the village of Kara-dyikan, Uzgen district, Osh region, an innovative industrial ash filter for a coal furnace was installed, which retains up to 98% of harmful substances and carbon dioxide. Thanks to the introduction of these green technologies, schoolchildren, teachers and residents of nearby houses can be protected from the negative health consequences of emissions of harmful substances from coal furnaces during winter heating seasons.
In the process of monitoring the quality of the network Internet infrastructure, the project team paid attention to the heating systems in pilot schools. Almost all schools in rural areas are heated by coal furnaces installed 50-60 years ago, which are significantly inferior in energy efficiency and safety to modern coal furnaces and alternative heating methods. Particular attention was drawn to the coal furnace of the secondary school in the village of Kara-dyikan, Uzgen district, Osh region. This coal furnace was located in the basement under the floors where students study during the day. Even in the spring, it was difficult to enter and stay in this room due to the high content of harmful substances and the smell of coal ash. The team found it difficult to imagine how it works in the winter and how children study while smelling the ash that penetrated the classrooms through the floor and windows.
The school administration repeatedly contacted local government bodies and the leadership of the Ministry of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic. However, these issues remained open and were not a priority. About 1,500 students study at this school, and the total number of residents in the village of Kara-Dyikan, according to the census, was 7,700 people. During the same period in Kyrgyzstan, engineer Amantur Salymbaev invented an innovative filter for coal furnaces, which cyclone and electromagnetic filters trap 90% of harmful particles and do not allow 50% of carbon dioxide. The filter does not need electricity or water to operate. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, its efficiency in air purification reaches 98%. At the time of the appeal, Salymbaev had a patent for a technical invention and began to offer implementation. The filter is designed for a service life of 5-6 years and does not require maintenance. This makes the device a sustainable and cost-effective solution. In this regard, this project financed the installation of this filter at the school. The initiative to install an innovative filter received support from the school administration and local government. The industrial filter was developed within a few days, and the installation took two days. We hope that this measure will contribute to the health of the residents of this village, students and teachers of the school, and also become an exemplary model for other schools in the Kyrgyz Republic.
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