Shavkat Mirziyoyev instructs to gradually ease quarantine restrictions for construction industry

On April 20, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a videoconference on the issues of ensuring full-fledged activity of industrial enterprises, construction industry and infrastructure.

Photo: Press service of the President

According to the press service of the head of state, during the event, Mirziyoyev instructed the Special Republican Commission to gradually ease quarantine restrictions in regions, districts and cities where no cases of coronavirus have been detected or epidemiological situation has improved.

As noted in the report, the work will be organized with strict observance of sanitary and hygienic rules.

It was noted that the continuation of all types of construction activities will be allowed in full compliance with quarantine rules. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has been instructed to create conditions for the movement of transport for industrial enterprises and manufacturers of building materials.

The meeting comprehensively discussed issues related to the building materials market.

According to the press service, during the quarantine period, the volume of production at construction materials enterprises decreased by 30-40 percent. In turn, sales of raw materials dropped.

Taking this into account, Uzqurilishmateriallari JSC was tasked to bring production to 10 trillion soums in the first half of the year and to 22 trillion soums by the end of the year. Export is the best way of ensuring these indicators. It was instructed to expand the production of import-substituting building materials.