Uzbekistan’s Presidential Decree No. PP-393 sets the main socio-economic development targets for the Republic of Karakalpakstan in 2027. The plan calls for gross regional product to grow by 108%, industrial output by 107% and market services by 117%.
Agricultural production is to increase by 105% and construction work by 113%. The region aims to raise exports to $550 million and double total investment to $5 billion.
At the first stage, 513,000 people from 125,000 low-income families are to be placed in higher-paying jobs. Other targets include turning carbon units into an economic asset through green energy development, bringing 17,000 hectares of farmland into economic use and growing fodder crops on 20,000 hectares in desert areas.
The decree provides for the construction of Nukus City, a modern residential complex for 50,000 people, on 270 hectares in the Ashshikol area of the Jolshilar mahalla in Nukus. The project is to use advanced architectural designs and energy-efficient technologies.
A construction plan for Nukus City is to be developed within three months. Its master plan will draw on experience from the New Tashkent project and recommendations from foreign organisations.
The complex is planned to include apartment buildings, shopping and business centres, hotels, parks, green spaces, fountains, sports grounds and social facilities. Plans also include a Smart City concept, alternative energy sources, smart technologies and environmentally sustainable, energy-efficient and climate-adapted construction.
To support public transport under the 15-minute city principle, conditions will be created for clean transport. With the participation of Qoraqalpog‘iston Invest kompaniyasi JSC, housing will be built in Nukus City to support the phased relocation of residents from areas undergoing renovation.
