Newport case exposes Tashkent construction oversight failure as 6 of 9 blocks built without permits
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Six of the nine blocks at Tashkent's Newport complex were built without required permits. Construction Ministry, Tashkent city administration, Cadastre Agency officials and rights activist Abdurahmon Tashanov discussed how the oversight system allowed the violations.
Key Facts
- The Newport complex in Tashkent's Yakkasaroy district has nine blocks, six of which were built without proper documents.
- Construction Ministry official Javohir Ergashboyev said registered construction projects remain under constant supervision by the Construction Inspectorate until commissioning.
- Ergashboyev said the Cadastre Agency handles arbitrary land seizures, while construction without project documents on legally held land falls under construction control bodies.
- Rights activist Abdurahmon Tashanov said the Newport violations were visible for seven years and could not have been missed.
- Tashanov said the head of the Presidential Administration correctly noted that 'blatnoy' people stand behind such construction cases.
Construction oversight system
Construction Ministry official Javohir Ergashboyev said a single scheme governs construction control in Uzbekistan. The ministry sets documentation rules, and registered construction projects come under constant supervision by the Construction Inspectorate. Supervision continues until the facility is commissioned, Ergashboyev added. If land is occupied arbitrarily, the Cadastre Agency takes action; if construction starts without project-smeta documents on legally held land, construction control bodies handle the case. Kun.uz invited a Construction Inspectorate representative, but the Inspectorate said at the last minute that no such specialist was available and that the employee had moved to a newly formed department.
Newport case
The Newport complex in Yakkasaroy district consists of nine blocks, six of which were built without required documents. Rights activist Abdurahmon Tashanov said the complex looks like 'Bombay' in photos and that for seven years it was impossible not to notice the violations. Tashanov said he believes ministers' and hokims' apartments are inside Newport. Tashanov added that the head of the Presidential Administration correctly noted that 'blatnoy' people are behind such cases and that such situations in city construction are not rare.
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Newport case exposes Tashkent construction oversight failure as 6 of 9 blocks built without permits
