Ministerial Decree No. 179 establishing water protection conservation zones along the Naryn River in the province of Namangan. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Water conservation zone Expropriation Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree designates 4310.7 hectares of the Naryn River in the province of Namangan as a water protection zone, and 459. 3 hectares of the river as a water conservation zone, in accordance with Annex 1. Local executive bodies shall expropriate coastal land from landlords and tenants and transfer them to water management organizations under the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management for coastal reinforcement, forest reclamation and other measures to protect against water pollution. The State Committee on Land Resources shall issue certificates of indefinite land tenancy to such water management organizations. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz