Chimyon residents facing winter: villages are preparing for the cold days
Following the drop in air temperature, preparations for cold days have begun in remote areas. Firewood sellers, who bought "aged" orchards and prepared firewood from the trees, have already filled the market with their vehicles. In non-gasified areas, people are busy stocking up on firewood and coal. A Kun.uz correspondent visited the village of Chimyon in the Fergana region and prepared a report from the firewood market.
Chimyon residents ahead of winter: villages preparing for cold days
The market in the Konchilar neighborhood of Chimyon village, which we visited, reportedly operates on Wednesdays and Saturdays of the week.
How much is the firewood?
“These days, one Labo truck of apricot firewood sells from 800,000 UZS to 1,200,000 UZS depending on its condition, while a ZIL truckload sells for up to 2,800,000 UZS. During the summer, we cut down fruit trees in expired orchards that no longer yield a good harvest and prepare them to sell in winter. This is also a form of making a living. As soon as the cold sets in, we bring them to the market.
You won’t get rich selling firewood, but at least it keeps the pot boiling. I sell firewood in winter. Starting in spring, I engage in farming and drive a tractor.
As the days turned cold, the firewood selling season also began. From now until spring, we will be selling firewood. There is a market every Wednesday and Saturday in the Konchilar neighborhood of Chimyon village. On the remaining days of the week, we go to markets in other villages and sell firewood.
A family can get through the winter with at least 3 Labo trucks of firewood and an average of 2 tons of coal,” says one of the firewood sellers.
We met Adham ota Abbosov, a resident of Qorğontepa village in the Fergana district, at the firewood market. The elderly man was walking around the market to check the prices.
“I came down to the market and inquired about firewood prices. Winter is coming, and if we can manage, we will buy firewood. We have our own fruit farming, so we get firewood of our own as well, but we buy some to cover any shortage. You never know, the winter might be severe. Every year we light 2 stoves. We safely get through the winter with 1.5 tons of coal and 2 Labo trucks of firewood,” says Adham ota.
In a shop near the entrance to the Konchilar market, Tohir aka Xolmatov was selling stoves together with his son.