DUSHANBE, October 9, 2014, Asia-Plus — On the occasion of 90th anniversary of declaring Dushanbe the capital city of Tajikistan, the Dushanbe mayor’s office has decided to give presents to all residents of Dushanbe, who reached age 90.
“The mayor has instructed to prepare a list of the city residents, who reached age 90, and to-date, 85 people have been put on the list,” an official source at the Dushanbe mayor’s office said.
According to him, they will receive 1,500 somoni each and the ceremony will be held on October 13.
Festive events dedicated to this jubilee will start in Dushanbe on October 11. The city subbotnik under the motto “Mo Metavonem” (We can) will take in all districts of Dushanbe on this day.
Subbotnik is a day of volunteer work. The tradition is continued in modern Tajikistan and some other former Soviet Republics. Subbotniks are mostly organized for cleaning the streets of garbage, fixing public amenities, collecting recyclable material, and other community services.
