The Government of Tajikistan has issued a regulation to shut down the Dushanbe cement plant as it causes serious air pollution in the Tajik capital city. The plant is expected to ceased operations until the end of this year.
The state-run news agency Khovar reported on July 18 that the decision to shut down the Dushanbe cement plant has been made at the government session.
The Dushanbe cement plant that was built in the 1940s now does not meet the demands of modern technologies and seriously affects the ecology of Dushanbe.
Back in 2019, Tajikistan’s authorities noted that the Cement plant that is located in the northern part of Dushanbe will cease operations and a new cement plant will be built in an area not far from it.
It is reportedly decided to build the confectionery factory on the site of the Dushanbe cement plant.
Meanwhile, Radio liberty’s Tajik Service, known locally as Radio Ozodi, reported on July 18 that findings of investigation carried by it have shown that air pollution is not the only reason for closing the Dushanbe cement plant.
Radio Ozodi reported in 2019 that Faroz Company has begun constructing another cement plant slightly north of the Dushanbe cement plant. It is still unknown when this enterprise will be introduced into operation. According to information from representatives of Faroz, that company, which is related to Shansullo Sohibov, the son-in-law of the President of Tajikistan, shut down its operations back in 2019.
Meanwhile, an investigation carried out by Radio Ozodi in December 2019 has reportedly revealed that the liquidation of the company was announced just for the removal of its signs, and most its firms have continued to operate as ostensibly independent businesses or have changed their names.
