Turkmenistan increases construction investments

AKIPRESS.COM - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focused on the progress of construction works in the country during the extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Feb 7.
Turkmen President drew attention to a large-scale construction program for 2020 and noted that the total volume of investments in the program reaches almost 40 billion manats.
Berdimuhamedov said the investments in this sphere include the construction and modernization of factories, hospitals, medical centers, as well as kindergartens, culture houses, administrative centers, new towns and residential buildings.
President assigned the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shamuhammet Durdylyyev to keep under strict control the construction of industrial and social facilities, especially new buildings in Ashgabat.
During the meeting, Berdimuhamedov emphasized the need to classify the construction of the Turkmenabat-Ashgabat-Turkmenbashi high-speed highway as one of the most important construction projects.
In this regard, the President noted the necessity of constructing a 300-meter high stele on the most elevated site and assigned Durdylyyev to prepare a construction project in the near future and announce a tender for its construction.
As part of the programs in Turkmenistan, investment in the construction industry amounted to nearly $35 billion.
Last year, 1,704 industrial and socio-cultural facilities worth about $10 billion were commissioned in Turkmenistan.