DUSHANBE, May 10, 2016, Asia-Plus /Avaz Yuldoshev/ – Prime Minister Rasoul Qohirzoda visited Hisor Township, the administrative center of Hisor District, at the end of last week.
According to the Prime Minister Secretariat, the main purpose of the visit was for the prime minister to get acquainted with the pace of construction of a metallurgical plant in the area.
The construction of the metallurgical plant in Hisor is reportedly nearing completion.
Construction of the plant began in 2011, and to-date, the limited liability company, Tajik-Chinese Integrated Iron-and-Steel Works, which is constructing the plant, has reportedly fulfilled 95 percent of construction and assembling works.
The plant that will produce reinforcing steels, iron sheets, beams and angel bars as well as channel girders, wires and iron pipes is expected to be introduced into operation this year.
It will produce 1200,000 of output per year and create 500 new jobs at the initial stage. Gradually, the plant’s annual capacity will be raised to 400,000 tons and the total number of workers will be brought to 1,000.
Currently, more than 150 people are involved in construction of the metallurgical plant in Hisor; 130 of them are local residents, the source said.
