TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, March 18. About 1.2
trillion soums ($98.5 million) will be allocated for industrial
development in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand region, President of
Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said, Trend reports via the press service of the
Uzbek president.
The statement was made during a meeting dedicated to the next
priority tasks of the socio-economic development of the Samarkand
region.
According to the President, the program will be implemented in
four districts and the city of Kattakurgan. Of the total funds, 800
billion soums ($65.7 million) will be directed to provide
industrial projects with the necessary infrastructure, while 400
billion soums ($32.8 million) will be used to improve roads, water
supply, and electricity networks.
Within the framework of the program, industrial projects will be
launched in the Ingichka settlement, located about 40 kilometers
from the city of Kattakurgan, as part of efforts to introduce new
industrial facilities and develop the area in line with the concept
of the “New Uzbekistan”.
In addition, a bridge over the Narpay canal in the center of
Kattakurgan, built more than 60 years ago, will be
reconstructed.
