Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the presentation of projects for the construction of a number of facilities.

Proposals for the construction of the Olympic Village in Tashkent, which will host the Asian Youth Games in 2025, were considered. In accordance with international requirements, an Olympic stadium, indoor sports complexes, a water sports palace, training grounds, and a rowing canal will be built in the town.

In the last presentation on this topic, the President noted that these sports complexes should serve our people for a long time, so it is necessary to ensure their high-quality construction.

In this regard, foreign companies with extensive experience in this field will be involved in the design and construction. The head of state talked to them and listened to their proposals. He stressed the importance of ensuring the versatility of sports facilities. Recommendations are given on the energy efficiency of future facilities by installing solar panels on the roofs of stadiums and buildings, planting a large number of trees in green areas.

During the presentation, the project of the New Uzbekistan University was also considered. It is planned to be located in Mirzo-Ulugbek district of the capital, the buildings of educational buildings, administration, hostels for teachers and students, a canteen, a library, a laboratory, a sports complex have been designed.

Now this place is the Presidential School. In the future, the Agency of Presidential Educational Institutions will also be located here. Together with the university, they form a single complex in the field of education.

- Specialized schools are our foundation, - said Shavkat Mirziyoyev. - In them, our children will grow up educated and comprehensively developed. The university will become a continuation of this system and will prepare demanded, modern specialists for our country. Therefore, there must be all the conditions, the advanced method.

The head of state stressed the need to involve more local builders in the work.

The next presented project is also designed to promote youth development. It envisages the construction of centers in mahallas, including stadiums, playgrounds, libraries, computer rooms, canteens, baths and other facilities.

By order of the President, taking into account the opinion of the population, the places where such centers will be built have been determined. To date, the construction of sports grounds has begun in 171 mahallas, 64 of them have been put into operation.

A logical continuation of this work was the resolution of the President of the Republic of “On measures to raise youth to a new stage of attracting youth to mass sports in mahallas”. According to the document, the Five Initiatives Olympiad was held, in which 279 mahallas won and became prize-winners. As a reward and incentive for young people who are interested in sports, universal sports complexes, streetball and workout grounds will be built in these mahallas.

In addition, in another 208 mahallas that do not have sports infrastructure, grounds for playing streetball and workout will be created.

After the fruitful state visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Republic of Korea in December last year, work was intensified to create a medical cluster in Tashkent. Thus, with the support of the Korea Economic Development and Cooperation Fund (EDCF), it is planned to build an adult medical center, an oncology clinic and a university.

These three complexes, together with the existing Children’s Medical Center, form a single cluster. An advanced education and treatment system based on Korean experience will be established. In total, there will be 900 beds in medical institutions. Construction work will start in 2023.

The head of our state to responsible persons appropriate instructions for the implementation of the project.