Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Yangi Toshkent mahalla in the Akaltyn district of Syrdarya region.

130 cottages have been repaired here, engineering and communication networks have been restored. A new mahalla guzar, points of trade and consumer services, a library, a sports complex, and internal roads have been built.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the work done, talked with local residents.

- When I came here last time, the situation was very deplorable. I worried as if my house, my loved ones, my children had suffered. Finding money, organizing work was not entirely easy. Thank God, everything is behind. May these houses serve you well! I wish you here to live in prosperity and hold weddings. My biggest goal is to see our youth happy, said the head of state.

In addition, a sewing enterprise "Nafis liboslar" was organized in the makhalla. More than 50 women and girls started working here. The President talked with the staff.

- We will increase attention to women by order. The prosperity of our country, the implementation of all our plans depends on their happiness, - said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

When the enterprise reaches full capacity, it will be able to produce 500 thousand units of products per year. Some of the goods are planned to be exported.

The head of state visited the family polyclinic and talked with medical workers. The issues of expanding the participation of medicine in the formation of a healthy and longevity lifestyle, popularization of physical activity were discussed.

“If we promote the benefits of walking and the culture of proper nutrition, then we will solve 30-40 percent of problems in medicine,” Shavkat Mirziyoyev emphasized.

Instructions were given to strengthen explanatory work in this direction, and to develop incentive mechanisms.