Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s Inspectorate for Control in the Construction and Housing and Communal Services Sector conducted more than 301,000 inspections at construction sites in January–September 2026, identified violations in apartment buildings and recorded thousands of illegal activities involving water supply and wastewater networks.
According to the inspectorate, its regional departments monitored construction and installation work at 28,708 sites during the first nine months of the year. Following inspections, authorities issued 215,907 mandatory written orders requiring violations to be rectified.
A total of 3,166 construction violations were corrected on-site through dismantling. The inspectorate also submitted 348 proposals to suspend, terminate or revoke licences and permits for violations of architectural supervision and technical oversight requirements. Another 1,650 proposals were submitted in connection with the use of substandard construction materials and products.
Apartment building violations
During the reporting period, inspectors assessed the technical condition of 23,121 apartment buildings and identified 9,804 violations of legislation.
These included 403 cases of damage to load-bearing structures, 2,385 violations involving enclosing structures, 4,743 instances of unauthorised construction on adjacent land plots, 1,291 cases of encroachment on common areas and 1,150 cases involving damage to basement walls or non-compliance with sanitary requirements.
According to the inspectorate, more than 6,000 violations have already been rectified. Lawsuits have been filed with the courts in 1,457 cases, while work to address the remaining violations is continuing.
Illegal activities involving water supply networks
In the drinking water supply and wastewater sectors, inspectors identified 5,141 violations of network usage rules. Of these, 4,053 involved illegal connections to drinking water networks, 542 concerned connections to sewerage networks, and 545 involved broken seals on metering devices.
Additional charges totalling 27.4 billion soums were assessed in favour of water supply organisations in connection with the violations.
The inspectorate also examined compliance with water supply and wastewater service regulations at 4,786 budget-funded organisations. The inspections identified 741 deficiencies, and legally prescribed measures were taken in every identified case.
Public complaints and requests
During the first nine months of 2026, the inspectorate received 7,507 appeals from individuals and legal entities.
A total of 2,459 appeals were resolved positively, while the remaining applicants received legal explanations.
The inspectorate also reported that all 504 assignments received during the first half of the year in which it was designated as the lead implementing agency had been completed in full.
