Cases of illegal sand and gravel extraction from riverbeds identified in Samarkand Region
2026-11-13 12:00:00 / News
Officers of the Eco-Police unit of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change conducted raids in Samarkand Region to prevent the illegal extraction of sand and gravel from riverbeds and stream channels.
During a raid in Samarkand District, officers stopped an excavator that was loading a sand and gravel mixture onto a truck from the bed of the Qoradaryo River, which flows through the district, for subsequent removal.
A similar violation was identified in Qo‘shrabot District, where a loader was illegally used to load sand and gravel from the bed of the Buloqboshi stream onto a truck. The activity was stopped by the officers.
In both cases, the vehicles were impounded and placed in a designated vehicle storage facility. The amount of environmental damage caused is currently being assessed. The collected case materials will be forwarded to law enforcement authorities for legal assessment and appropriate action.