By order of acting Governor of Khatlon province Davlatali Said a ban was imposed on the construction of high-rise buildings among old multi-story residential buildings in Bokhtar, the capital of Khatlon province.
First Deputy Governor of Khatlon province, Amonullo Salimzoda, stated this at a meeting with reporters in Bokhtar on February 14.
He refrained from commenting on the governor’s order.
Meanwhile, acting Mayor of Bokhtar, Faizullo Barotzoda, has confirmed this information and noted by governor’s order and noted that all decisions on the allocation of land for the construction of new high-rise residential buildings among old multi-story residential buildings will be reversed.
“This order does not apply to half-finished facilities," Barotzoda noted.
“We have held a meeting with entrepreneurs and top managers of construction companies to discuss this issue. Based on the municipal redevelopment plan of Bokhtar, we proposed them to construct high-rise buildings only on the main streets, first of all, on Vahdat Avenue and in the Dushanbe-Bokhtar highway area. There many facilities there have not operated for many years. There are several gas stations and residential barracks there,” said Bokhtar mayor. “The companies must negotiate with the owners of these facilities on compensation for their properties and after that they can start constructing.”
Recall, after devastating earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria, the Committee for Architecture and Construction under the Government of Tajikistan has decided to check all new high-rise buildings constructed in Dushanbe, Bokhtar and Khujand, the capital of Sughd province.
In this regard, the head of the Committee for Architecture and Construction on February 16 signed a special order to set up a special commission to check the seismic resistance of the new high-rise building in the mentioned areas.
