TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 8. Uzbekistan’s
Samarkand region will integrate its long-term infrastructure and
urban development plans into a unified geoinformation system
managed under the framework of the World Bank, Trend reports via Samarkand
Regional Administration.
The initiative was discussed at a meeting in the regional
administration involving the head of Samarkand region Adiz Babayev,
World Bank representatives, and experts from Spain’s IDOM company,
which won the tender for developing regional master plans.
The program is being implemented under the “Well-Designed and
Sustainable Cities” initiative with a total budget of $410 million
and introduces a shift toward long-term 15-year strategic planning
for regional infrastructure development.
All infrastructure projects will be consolidated into a single
geoinformation platform, enabling more coordinated planning,
improved efficiency of urban systems, and better alignment of
development priorities across sectors.
