In Tashkent Region, 586 Trees and Shrubs Were Uprooted

In the Bostanlyk district of Tashkent region, on a plot of two hectares, 586 trees and shrubs were illegally uprooted, causing damage to nature worth over 1.7 billion soum.

The fact of the violation was discovered by employees of the Main Department of Ecology and Climate Change of Tashkent region and the district department of Ecopolice in the "Gazalkent" makhalla after reports on social media. According to ecologists, Y. D. company uprooted 571 roots of jasmine, nine valuable hawthorn trees, three juniper trees, and three low-value plum trees.

The agency stated that the entrepreneur had repeatedly been sent warnings, but he ignored the requirements and tried to resist. Ecopolice stopped the offense, and the remains of the plants were removed with the help of special equipment.

Experts estimated the damage to the environment at 1 billion 705 million 660 thousand soum. The collected materials will be sent to law enforcement agencies for legal assessment of the situation and taking measures.