Our publication received an appeal from residents who live in Chilanzar district of Tashkent, in the neighborhood called “Uzbekfilm” street, on the banks of the Burijar canal. We listened to the words of residents who are suffering from the constructions in the area.
Allegedly, they have been suffering for several years as a result of the works being carried out within the framework of the project called “Seoul Moon”.
“Isn’t it possible for officials to come and meet with residents and learn the real situation before giving a signed consent for any construction? Will someone ask for our opinion?” Shakhzoda Ganiyeva, a resident of the neighborhood, says. She said that the walls of the residents’ houses were cracked and sunk due to the impact of demolition and construction works carried out on the other side. In addition, people have contracted allergic diseases due to the construction dust.
“Besides, under the pretext of carrying out cleaning and leveling works, they destroyed the trees on the bank. Now they are surrounding the land near our houses,” another citizen said.
Arriving at the scene, activists listened to opinions of the residents regarding the cases of tree cutting and expressed their opinions in this regard. According to MP Rasul Kusherbayev, about 700 trees were destroyed in the area, and a criminal case has been initiated.
During the moratorium, hundreds of trees were lost in a single case, Ismatilla Muslimov, the deputy head of the control-inspection division of the Tashkent city ecology department, confirmed in an interview with Kun.uz.
It is known that the territory was given to Ozun Tashkent Construction LLC PE. According to Muslimov, as a result of the environmental expertise conducted before the start of construction works, the construction company was given an environmental report containing more than 20 requirements that must be fulfilled. Environmentalists allowed tree transplants, but warned of liability if transplanted trees die or are cut down without being transplanted.
