The foundations of 10 major projects worth 2.5 billion dollars were laid in New Tashkent, and 7 facilities worth 1 billion dollars were put into service.
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New Tashkent is a new city project planned to be built on an area of 20 thousand hectares with an investment of 50 billion dollars.
According to the statement made by the Press Office of the Presidency of Uzbekistan, Mirziyoyev opened some of the completed facilities in New Tashkent and participated in the ceremony of starting the construction of new projects.
In his speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for 10 major projects worth 2.5 billion dollars, Mirziyoyev stated that in the first phase of New Tashkent, which is planned to be built on a total area of 20 thousand hectares, investment projects worth a total of 50 billion dollars are envisaged to be implemented in an area of 6 thousand hectares. Mirziyoyev stated that these investments will contribute to the development of the new city.
Stating that 2 billion dollars of work has been completed in New Tashkent so far, Mirziyoyev noted that universities, a library and an amphitheater have been built in addition to residences.
Mirziyoyev thanked the builders, engineers, project designers and foreign partners who took part in the construction of the city.
Within the scope of the new projects, in addition to residential and public buildings, business and shopping centers, hotels, hospitals, service buildings and infrastructure facilities will be built.
The projects, which will be implemented with the participation of companies from Türkiye, China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries, are aimed to contribute to the development of New Tashkent as a business, tourism and cultural center.
It is planned to create 2 thousand hectares of green areas and 500 hectares of recreation areas in the city, and to build 150 million square meters of residential and commercial areas in line with green building standards.
During the ceremony, 7 facilities worth a total of 1 billion dollars, including residences, universities, public buildings and infrastructure facilities, were put into service.
After the ceremony, President Mirziyoyev met and chatted with investors and business people involved in the construction of New Tashkent.

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