According to the press service of the Tashkent city administration, renovation projects are being launched in three districts of the capital – Yashnobod, Mirobod, and Sergeli. The first stage involves familiarizing the population, initiative groups, and project supporters with the details, implementation procedure, proposed areas, relocation conditions, and other important issues.
A working group led by Tashkent mayor Shavkat Umurzakov reviewed the activities of headquarters established in the renovation areas – in the mahallas of Jarqo‘rg‘on, Abdurauf Fitrat, and Xonobodtepa. Such headquarters are to operate in each renovation area. Their composition includes representatives of all relevant organizations and services: district administrations, prosecutor's office, internal affairs bodies, National Guard, tax authorities, Enforcement Bureau, utilities, cadastre, justice, construction departments, mahalla structures, as well as specialists from gas, electricity, water, and heat supply, banks, notary, and other responsible organizations.
The main task of the headquarters is to be on-site, engage in direct dialogue with the population, explain the renovation mechanism, answer questions, and record the proposals, concerns, and specific circumstances of each family. Umurzakov emphasized that the priority task in the renovation process should be to provide citizens with equivalent apartments in ready-made new houses. This will allow people not to wait years for construction to complete, but to move into comfortable apartments in the shortest possible time – preferably in the same district or in their familiar urban environment.
It should be recalled that on June 10, Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the law on urban renovation (effective in December). The document establishes rules for updating dilapidated housing: holding open discussions with the population, obtaining consent from 80% of owners, paying compensation, providing temporary housing, investor participation, and judicial dispute resolution. The law also prohibits pressure on local residents who disagree with the project.
At a recent meeting with the president, it was stated that renovation processes across the country could cover 17,000 old (built before 1991) 2-3-story buildings. In April, it was reported that in 2026, at least 30,000 apartments are planned to be commissioned in renovation areas in Uzbekistan, while in 2025 the target was 20,000. In August 2024, the Tashkent mayor defined the boundaries of areas in six districts where renovation projects are envisaged. In the summer of 2025, it was reported that a pilot renovation project had started in the Navnihol mahalla of Mirzo Ulugbek district, where nine two-story houses were planned to be demolished.
Source: www.gazeta.uz