OREANDA-NEWS. August 24, 2010. 166 km of water pipes were laid in Jizzakh region since the beginning of the current year, allowing to improve water supply in the area. At present, over 70% of the region’s settlements are provided with pure drinking water.

Because of the old age of pipes, which were laid 30 to 40 years ago, problems existed in some districts. Given this, in tens of villages, including Birlik, Khulkar, Pakhtakor, Samarkand, Uchtepa and others, water pipes were renewed.

New pipes with a total length of 16 km were laid in Korasuv, Dangara, Eshmatovul and Burjigon villages.

According to head of the main economic department of Jizzakh regional administration Shukur Khalimov, new water pipes are also laid in 12 districts where new rural houses are being built.