President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting on 20 November on measures of socio-economic development of Samarkand region and improvement of welfare of the population, Podrobno.uz reports.
To date, new tasks have been set for further development of the region. For this purpose, meetings with the population and entrepreneurs have been held, where the possibility of implementing 120 projects worth $4.1 billion was identified. In particular, next year within the framework of regional programmes in Samarkand region it is planned to absorb investments worth 1.8 billion dollars, create 20 thousand jobs and additionally produce products worth 1.2 trillion soums.
In particular, it is proposed to create a special industrial zone in the territory of Chimboyobod village of Pastdargom district on 234 hectares of land, which is in the reserve of the hokimiyat. Entrepreneurs have expressed their willingness to invest $500 million in it and start projects in pharmaceuticals, chemistry, electrical engineering, construction materials and food industry.
It was noted that if 25 hectares of stony lands around the Zarafshan River are included in the Urgut free economic zone, it will allow implementing projects worth $30 million. At the first stage, it is also planned to implement projects worth 500 billion soums, providing for the organisation of a 35-kilometre tourist route along the Dargom canal and a gastronomic bridge on the Narpai canal.
