Uzbek President pays visit to Kashkadarya region

Uzbek leader got acquainted with activity of an enterprise on processing fruit and vegetable products “Darmon sharbati” in Yakkabag district on 28 January.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with activity of an enterprise on processing fruit and vegetable products “Darmon sharbati” in Yakkabag district Vegetables and fruits grown in fertile Kashkadarya region are rich in useful elements, have high taste and quality characteristics.

The enterprise on processing fruit and vegetable products “Darmon sharbati” under private enterprise “Darmon pharm” in Yakkabag district was put into operation in August 2017. 12 tons of products are produced here per day. Modern energy-saving equipment can process up to 20 tons of fruit and vegetables per day. Now the enterprise mainly produces apple, pumpkin and carrot juice. In the future, it is planned to arrange production of juice from grapes, pomegranate and a number of vegetables.

The President of our country got acquainted with the technological process at the enterprise. The modern technologies introduced here ensure high labor productivity and product quality. Ready-made natural products are packed in packages of 1,5 and 3 liters. Mainly graduates of professional colleges, who have been trained by foreign specialists are employed at the enterprise.

Natural fruit and vegetable juices produced at the enterprise are of great interest among foreign buyers. Recently export agreements were reached with Russian partners.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted that it is necessary to create more similar enterprises in the region, educate young cadres who are proficient in modern technologies. There are all possibilities in Kashkadarya for this purpose.

Presentation of projects aimed at increasing the storage, processing and export of agricultural products in Kashkadarya region in 2018-2019 was also held here.

In particular, “Easy agro international” LLC is planning to implement a project on processing and exporting agricultural products, resulting in production of 8 million canned vegetables and jams per year. The enterprise is scheduled to be commissioned in the third quarter of 2018. The output of the company at full capacity will allow to create 60 new jobs.

“Darmon sharbati” enterprise presented a project on production of baby food, “Sharofat opa Kakhramon kizi” agro company – a project on construction of a refrigerated warehouse.

The President gave instructions for timely and qualitative implementation of these projects.

The President of our country visited private preschool educational institution “Wunderkind” in Shakhrisabz, organized based on public-private partnership.

Special attention in this kindergarten is paid to studying English language and computer literacy, ensuring intellectual, aesthetic and physical development of children in accordance with state standards for the personal development of the child.

There is a music and dance hall, sports hall, chess room, mini-puppet theater on the ground floor of the kindergarten, on the second – dining room and medical post, on the third – classrooms for prep and junior teams, two bedrooms. Playground in the courtyard is equipped with various attractions.

President praised conditions created in the institution and instructed to build 25 private preschool educational institutions on the model of this kindergarten in Shakhrisabz, and to present a car of domestic production to Shakhnoza Holmakhmatova, head of the kindergarten, the winner of the State award named after Zulfiya.

The main objective of building such institutions is to ensure the readiness of our children for school, said the Head of the state.

Here Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the construction program of preschool educational institutions in Kashkadarya by the state and through public-private partnership.

President of Uzbekistan visited the “Dorut tilovat” complex in the historical center of Shakhrisabz According to the custom, the memory of the deceased was honored, the surahs from the Quran were read.

The “Dorut tilovat” complex, which was formed at the end of the 14th and early 15th centuries, includes the Kuk Gumbaz mosque, the Sheikh Shamsiddin Kulal mausoleum, and the shrine of Gumbazi Sayidon. “Dorut tilovat” means “The place of reading the Quran”.

The Kuk Gumbaz mosque was built in 1434-1435 by the great scientist and statesman Mirzo Ulugbek on behalf of his father Shokhrukh in honor of his grandfather Amir Temur. Their names and years of construction are imprinted above the entrance arch.

The mausoleum of Sheikh Shamsiddin Kulal was erected at the end of the 14th century. Shamsiddin Kulal al-Fohuri was the mentor and spiritual father of Amir Temur and his father Taragay Bahodur. He died in 1370. Amir Temur erected a mausoleum over his grave.

The Gumbazi Sayidon shrine was built in 1437 by the order of Mirzo Ulugbek. There are several tombstones inside, dating from the 15th-17th centuries. Termez seyids are buried here. Seyids – the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad – enjoying special reverence, so the shrine is called Gumbazi Sayidon, that is, the “dome of the seyids”.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev talked with religious figures. The noble activity carried out in our country on improving the well-being of people was specially mentioned.

President of Uzbekistan visited the city of Shakhrisabz during his trip to Kashkadarya region.

Today Shakhrisabz has completely changed. Historical monuments have been restored, the tourism infrastructure of the city has been improved, the quality of service has been raised to the level of international standards. The President of our country, during a visit to the Museum in Memory of Victims of Repression in Tashkent in August 2017, gave instructions on organization in Shakhrisabz of maqom evenings – the national song art. In accordance with the resolution of the Head of our state “On measures of further developing the Uzbek national art of maqom” of November 17, 2017, systematic work is being carried out on using maqom in the process of growing the national self-awareness, comprehensive development of our culture, upbringing the younger generation in the spirit of high moral values.

According to this resolution, an international forum of maqom art will be held every two years in Shakhrisabz, starting from 2018.

The President of our country got acquainted with the activity on creating necessary infrastructure for conducting this forum in Oksaroy square, in Shakhrisabz. Scientific-creative concept of the international maqom art forum was presented.

The Head of the country was told about the plans on building the Maqom museum at Oksaroy square, improving activities of Maqom center, the children’s school of music and art operating here, and overhauling the Shakhrisabz Palace of Culture.

After the famous artist Yunus Rajabi, unfortunately, no one consistently and seriously engaged in development of maqom. We must support representatives of this type of national art, emphasized the Head of our state.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev met and talked with maqom masters. The prospects for development of this art, inviting well-known musicologists, artists, creative teams and professionals for participating in the upcoming international forum of maqom art, issues of its organization at a high level were discussed.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with projects aimed at development of the regional economy, raising the standard of living and welfare of the population in “Koba” caravan-saray, in Oksaroy square of the city of Shakhrisabz.

A plan was presented for construction of tourism infrastructure facilities in Kashkadarya region in 2018-2019. The program provides for implementation of 167 projects, including construction of hotels, provision of transportation services, creation of recreation and entertainment zones, restoration of historical and cultural monuments, development of ecological and ethnographic tourism, transformation into a tourism zone of the place where Amir Temur was born.

The President of Uzbekistan, noting that tourism is a highly profitable industry for many countries, gave corresponding instructions on effective use of the existing tourism potential of our country.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was presented the Program of repairing multi-storey houses of Kashkadarya region and an initiative on improving activities of private homeowners’ associations. The total number of multi-storey houses in the region is 1,656, they are served by 151 PHA. Last year, 346 multi-storey houses were renovated, for which commercial banks allocated soft loans for 13 billion sums. The program of the current year provides for attracting 48,1 billion sums for this purpose.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was presented the program on the main economic indicators and improvement of implementation of the tax policy in Kashkadarya region, payments of large enterprises to the budget, forecast indicators for the current year.

Heads of relevant departments told the Head of the country about the budget revenues due to taxation of real estate of individuals and registration of land plots, standard structures of district and city tax inspections. After hearing their proposals, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave necessary recommendations and instructions.

Within the framework of the project on improving drinking water supply in the region, it is planned to build new water treatment plants, to lay 77 kilometers of trunk networks, 162 kilometers of water supply networks, 16 water distribution facilities. The project of modernization and electrification of Tashguzar – Shakhrisabz – Kitab railway provides for establishment of movement of high-speed trains to Shakhrisabz.

Today, unfortunately, the region’s population is not fully provided with drinking water, noted the President of our country. We must make every effort to resolve this urgent issue in a short time.

Particular attention was paid to the road map on streamlining the labor market in the city and Shakhrisabz district.

The President of the country noted that social support for unemployed population is one of the most important issues today.