The foul odor problem in Sergeli and Yangihayot has been resolved

**The bad odor problem in Sergeli and Yangihayot has been resolved**

The bad odor problem that has been plaguing residents in Tashkent's Sergeli and Yangihayot districts for several years has been resolved. Modern filter equipment has been installed at the Salor wastewater treatment plant to reduce the unpleasant smell.

The Salor facility receives and treats wastewater from seven districts of Tashkent. Its daily capacity is 900,000 cubic meters. In order to eliminate the unpleasant odor, filter equipment worth 9.5 billion soums was installed, and the wastewater basins were hermetically sealed. In the equipment, the odorous air is drawn in using a ventilator, cleaned through filters, and neutralized.

According to Dononboy Kazibekov, chief technologist of "Toshkent Shahar Suv Ta'minoti" JSC, wastewater from Sergeli, Yangihayot, Mirabad, and Yashnabod districts is treated at this facility. The equipment imported from Russia uses 11.5 tons of catalytic sorbent and 2.5 tons of activated carbon. The air is ozonized using ultraviolet rays and undergoes an oxidation process. As a result, the concentration of hydrogen sulfide and ammonia in the emitted air has been reduced to zero.

The equipment has been operating for more than 15 days. It is noted that as a result of its launch, the unpleasant odors around the facility have disappeared. This has also been confirmed by residents living in nearby areas.

On July 4, infrastructure issues in Sergeli and Yangihayot districts were discussed at a meeting chaired by Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

For reference, the bad odor problem in the Sergeli area has been causing objections from residents for several years. In particular, in 2021, residents of the "O'zgarish" neighborhood complained about the continuous unpleasant smell in the area. As a result of investigations at that time, it was reported that administrative cases were initiated against 22 officials of wastewater discharging enterprises.