Jizzakh region's districts will be provided with water from Zarafshan River
Jizzakh city hosts a meeting with participation of the region's assets, heads of state and public organizations.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted activities implemented for improving people's life, landscaping territories.
In particular, according to the program developed after last year's visit, new facilities on 107 large and medium-sized investment projects were put into operation in Jizzakh region.
– The most important task today is to attract investment and technologies, create new enterprises, provide people with work, increase their income, – said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
It was noted that it is planned to implement 586 investment projects for 21 trillion 956 billion UZS in 2019-2020 in the region, which will create over 22.3 thousand jobs. These include projects for production of basalt fiber and devices for wind energy in Farish district, solar panels in Dustlik district, medicines in Zaamin district, decorative and thin glass in Jizzakh city.
Instructions were given on using existing opportunities for development of agriculture, animal husbandry, fish farming, poultry farming, and sericulture.
Special attention was paid to issues of improving living conditions and social infrastructure.
– The activity carried out in Mirzachul became a good experience, a model. Now it is necessary to equip each district center of Jizzakh region in this way, to complete necessary construction and repair work this year, – said the Head of the state.
Instructions were also given on building 15 apartment houses in Jizzakh city, 932 houses in the districts in the current year, as well as on continuing construction of the main pipeline and a pumping station for bringing water from Zarafshan River, building and repairing 264 kilometers of water supply networks. It was noted that as a result of this work, residents of Zarbdor, Bakhmal, Pakhtakor, Mirzachul, Dustlik, Gallaaral, Sharaf Rashidov districts will be provided with clean drinking water, the quality of life of the population will improve.
This has been reported by the Press Service of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.