On October 14, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed projects to improve mahallas, build new schools and kindergartens, and develop Tashkent’s urban environment, the presidential press service reported.
The renovation programme is based on the “15-minute mahalla” concept, which aims to ensure that shops, schools, kindergartens, healthcare facilities, leisure areas and sports facilities are within walking distance. Under the plan, 100 mahallas in Tashkent will be comprehensively renovated in 2027, with the total reaching 400 by 2030.
One of the first projects covers the Vatandosh, Mohinur, Al-Bukhari and Tong mahallas in the Yashnabad district. The area spans 75 hectares and is home to 18,386 people. Plans include expanding green spaces, creating a 3-km walking boulevard, upgrading playgrounds and sports facilities, adding 2,000 school places, building four kindergartens with a total capacity of 540 children, and constructing three clinics. The project also предусматривает renovating the facades of 76 apartment buildings and engineering networks, building cycling lanes and moving cars out of residential courtyards.
The wider programme includes modernising heating, drinking water, sewerage, electricity and gas systems, as well as street lighting, roads, pavements and courtyard infrastructure. The authorities expect the 400 mahallas to generate 130,000 jobs by 2030, including 22,000 in the first 100 mahallas in 2027. Banks will develop and launch standardised projects to support implementation.
The presentation also addressed shortages of school and kindergarten places. Tashkent plans to create 126,000 additional school places by 2030 using national and local budget funds. This is expected to reduce the school occupancy ratio from 1.4 to 1.2. Designs have been prepared for 24 new schools with a total capacity of 38,000 students for the 2026/2027 academic year.
Preschool education currently covers 79.2% of children in the capital, while the shortage of kindergarten places stands at 65,000. By 2030, the city plans to add 40,000 places through national and local budget funding, raising coverage to 92%. Designs have also been prepared for 28 new kindergartens with a combined capacity of 16,000 children for the next academic year.
A separate project presented was Uchtepa City, a modern business centre planned for the Uchtepa district. The 37-hectare development is expected to be implemented in two phases using direct foreign investment. In the first phase, an investor will allocate $1 billion to construction across 26 hectares, including housing, offices, a shopping and entertainment complex, an international-brand hotel and a pedestrian area.
The presentation also included an architectural concept for the Uzbek-Turkish Friendship Park and Ataturk Street.
Mirziyoyev instructed officials to further refine the proposed projects, taking residents' needs and urban planning requirements into account.
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