President Mirziyoyev approves measures to improve air quality in Tashkent

• set requirements for buildings and structures based on wind direction;
• determine how the placement of buildings should consider wind flow;
• establish the procedure for obtaining opinions from construction, environmental and cadaster authorities before construction begins.

The Centre of Hydrometeorological Services (Uzhydromet) has been instructed to continuously monitor wind patterns in Tashkent and regularly provide this information to the public through the media.

A national working group will be established by late November 2025 to implement the Green Tashkent project. The group will coordinate measures to expand green spaces in the capital, including protective and recreational areas, and develop modern landscape and urban ecosystems. It will also oversee upgrades to irrigation and maintenance infrastructure and the introduction of energy-efficient and digital monitoring solutions.

The working group will include representatives of the Ecology Committee, the Tashkent city administration, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, and other relevant government bodies.

A draft government resolution establishing the Tashkent City Forestry Department must be prepared by the end of December 2025. The document will define the department’s responsibilities, key areas of activity, staffing structure, and material-technical base.

In addition to the above, the program includes several further measures:

• reviewing applications for the sanitary cutting of trees and shrubs through a collegial voting system;
• establishing 18 dendrology sites and 15 botanical gardens across the country;
• improving the work of landscaping services and the state institution “Green Zone”;
• evaluating and certifying the performance of management-level staff of the Ecology Committee;
• providing buildings and facilities for the district and city branches of the Ecology Committee.

As reported earlier, on the same day this resolution and a related decree were signed, the Ministry of Ecology was removed from the Cabinet of Ministers and re-established as an independent committee.

An Environmental Police (Ecopolice) was created under the committee, and its officers were granted the authority to use physical force.

The Cabinet of Ministers, government agencies and local administrations are now strictly prohibited from issuing any documents permitting the cutting or relocation of trees and shrubs.