Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Siroj Bekchanov has been appointed director of the state institution Directorate for the Construction of the Nuclear Town under the Agency for Atomic Energy (Uzatom), which operates under Uzbekistan’s Cabinet of Ministers.
Before his appointment, Bekchanov served as deputy khokim of Khorezm Region, overseeing construction, the development of a barrier-free environment, communications, utilities, ecology and landscaping.
He graduated from Urgench State University. In subsequent years, Bekchanov held various managerial and senior positions in Khorezm Region, overseeing electricity networks, the economy and integrated regional development, construction, communications, utilities, ecology and landscaping.
The directorate is responsible for building modern residential, social and infrastructure facilities for specialists working at the integrated nuclear power plant and their families. The town is being constructed in Farish District of Jizzakh Region.
The project aims to provide comfortable living conditions for nuclear industry employees and their families while supporting the sustainable development of the region.