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Chairman of Uzbekistan Railways JSC Khusniddin Khosilov was warned that he will be fired if he does not make changes in his system within 3 months, the presidential press service reported.
In the videoconference meeting dedicated to tourism issues, it was shown that the time of passenger transportation by car on the routes “Tashkent-Samarkand” and “Tashkent-Andijan” has increased by 1-1.5 hours, but the number and quality of railway and air services are not up to the required level.
Therefore, the relevant authorities have been tasked with the following:
- launching daily trips from the Valley regions to the cities of Tashkent, Nukus, Bukhara, Urganch;
- doubling of air and railway connections from the regional centers to the cities of Tashkent, Nukus, Bukhara, Karshi, Termiz and Urganch;
- adoption of a separate program for the reconstruction of at least 500 old-type wagons in the next two years;
- establishment of effective use of the infrastructure of congress halls, palaces, hotels in the regions;
- together with Swiss experts, commencement of training in Bukhara, Zomin and Bostonliq tourism colleges based on new curricula in hotel management, service and other areas;
- approving the plan of measures for training and improving the qualifications of middle-level employees in the hotel and service sector at the “Silk Road” Tourism University, training at least 1 thousand young people per year.
Chairman of Uzbekistan Railways JSC Kh. Khosilov was warned that he will be fired if he does not make changes in his system in 3 months.
