Illegal extraction of sand and gravel causes environmental damage exceeding 3.5 billion sums
2025-02-24 10:00:00 / News
The Department of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Tashkent region, together with officers from the post-patrol service of the regional Department of Internal Affairs, conducted a night raid.
During the raid in Pskent district, in the Ahangaran River bed, a case of illegal extraction of sand and gravel using special equipment was identified: a loader and a HOWO truck.
As a result, the damage to nature was estimated at 3 billion 696 million 204 thousand 960 sums.
The collected documents have been submitted to the Prosecutor's Office for a legal assessment of the case. The confiscated vehicles have been placed in an impound lot.