Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — A new residential complex, Nukus City, covering 270 hectares and designed to accommodate 50,000 residents, is planned for construction in Karakalpakstan.
In addition, a separate company, Bo‘zatov Agrostar, will be established in the region to restore pastureland using drones.
These measures are предусмотрены by Presidential Resolution No. PP-393 of 5 November 2026, aimed at accelerating socio-economic reforms in the republic.
Under the document, Karakalpakstan’s gross regional product is expected to grow by 8% in 2027. Industrial output is projected to increase by 7%, market services by 17%, agricultural production by 5% and construction work by 13%.
The resolution also sets a target of increasing exports to US$550 million and doubling total investment to US$5 billion. At the first stage, the plan is to provide 513,000 residents from 125,000 low-income families with high-income jobs.
The Nukus City project will be implemented in the mahalla of Jolshilar, in the Ashshikol area of Nukus. The master plan is expected to draw on experience from the New Tashkent project and recommendations from foreign organisations.
Modern architectural solutions and energy-efficient technologies are planned for the development.
The complex will include apartment buildings incorporating smart city features, shopping and business centres, hotels, parks, green spaces, fountains, sports grounds and social infrastructure facilities.
Another part of the resolution concerns pastureland restoration. From 15 November 2026, the company Bo‘zatov Agrostar will be established in Karakalpakstan under the Uzagrostar holding company. Its founder will be JSC Khalq Banki.
The company will produce granulated and encapsulated seeds of desert and pasture plants and sow them using unmanned aerial vehicles.
To organise the work, the company plans to purchase 10 drones, specialised vehicles to transport them and two granulators. Its employees will undergo special training courses on operating drones and using them effectively.
By the end of 2030, the plan is to use drones to sow seeds of desert and pasture plants across 100,000 hectares.
The list of plants includes kandym, cherkez, chogon, baliqko‘z, donashor, shuvoq, izen and other species adapted to desert pasture conditions.
The resolution also provides support for certain tenants of agricultural land. It applies to plots in Karakalpakstan leased through open electronic auctions between 1 January 2022 and 15 April 2023.
Tenants whose total additional payments amount to at least four times the normative value of their land plot will be allowed to pay an amount equivalent to one normative value in instalments over three years, without interest.
