BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 14
By Ilkin Seyfaddini - Trend:
Government of Uzbekstan plans to expand the area of Samarkand city at the expense of Pastdargom, Nurabad and Samarkand districts, as well as the construction of new neighborhoods and satellite cities,Trend reports citing the press service of the Uzbek president.
The statement was made by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
These measures are taken due to the fact that today the population of Samarkand exceeds 600,000 people, there is need to expand the existing infrastructure.
The expansion would help the region's development and create thousands of new jobs, the message said.
Tasks to study the engineering and infrastructure capacity of the existing area and to organize production of modern construction materials were given to the responsible persons.
As of today, there are 120 non-metallic deposits in Samarkand region, 33 of which have not been industrially developed. For instance, there is an opportunity to establish industrial processing of expanded clay and decorative stones and 200,000 tons of ferrosilicon, the message said.
Besides, president give instructions to increase the level of capacities of the textile industry, production of finished products with high added value in two cotton-textile clusters of the region, the message said.
It was also noted that textile enterprises of the region can produce 37,000 tons of yarn. But as of now, they work for some 48 percent of their capacity.
Earlier, it was reported that Uzbekistan plans to expand the territory of Samarkand from 11,200 to 30,000 hectares, as the population of Samarkand should reach 1.1 million people by 2040.
In general, the development of the master plan will take into account the UNESCO recommendations on the preservation of Samarkand's cultural heritage.
Samarkand is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded, according to archaeological data, between the 8th and 7th centuries B.C. The city was the center of the historical region and capitol of Sogdian satrapy.
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