On October 18, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a working meeting with some deputy prime ministers, khyakims of the velayats and Ashgabat, the TDH state news agency reported .
The first to report were Deputy Prime Minister Charymyrat Purchekov , who oversees the construction, industrial and energy complex, and the capital's hyakim, Rakhym Gandymova .
The khyakim reported that in order to strengthen the material and technical base of city utilities, maintain cleanliness and carry out improvement works in Ashgabat, special equipment is being purchased, a new batch of which has recently entered the country ( in December 2020, it was reported that the Ashgabat khyakimlik will purchase cars for cleaning streets, spare parts, garbage cans and containers from the Swiss company ITS Investment & Trading Services AG, - ed. ). The official also said that work on the construction sites of the Karagum hotel, Erkin square and the Makhtumkuli Fraghi monument have entered the final stage.
When, at a meeting on June 15, Yaztagan Gylyjov , who was then the mayor of the capital, reported on the work to ensure the cleanliness and beautification of the capital, to maintain parks and fountains in proper condition, to create new park zones and flower beds, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov instructed to carry out work at the proper level, “to Ashgabat's position in the ranking of the most beautiful and comfortable cities for living in the world was strengthened ”.
Gandymov also reported on preparations for the celebrations in honor of the Day of Neutrality (celebrated on December 12) and the New Year, as well as on ensuring the uninterrupted operation of heating systems in schools, kindergartens and residential buildings in connection with the approaching winter season.
The head of state instructed to complete construction projects in a timely manner, and to organize all the celebrations at a high level.
Then the heads of the regions reported on the cotton harvest and the construction of new facilities. The head of state ordered them to successfully complete the cotton harvesting campaign, monitor the construction of facilities, ensure uninterrupted heat supply to the population throughout the heating season and organize high-level celebrations on the occasion of the Day of Neutrality.
Deputy Prime Minister Esenmyrat Orazgeldiev, who is in charge of the agro-industrial complex, also reported on picking cotton and growing vegetables . It was reported that "work is underway to meet the demand of the population for a variety of agricultural products." In particular, rice is grown in the Dashoguz and Lebap velayats and sugar beet in the Balkan and Mary velayats.
However, the head of state still once again instructed "to take measures to obtain rich harvests of vegetables, increase the production of various agricultural products and uninterrupted provision of the population with fresh vitamin products."
Source: Chronicles of Turkmenistan