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In the city of Penjikent, relief efforts continue following the natural disaster caused by heavy rainfall on May 3-4, the city's press service reported .
According to authorities, a mudflow descended along the local riverbeds in the Loik Sherali district. The mudflow, which flowed along the riverbed on the outskirts of the village of Navobod, filled the riverbed with sediment, spilled onto the road, and flooded orchards, vineyards, and adjacent cultivated land.
The mudflow also caused damage to residential buildings and garden plots in the newly built mahalla of the village of Navobod, located on the right bank of the Zavron River. Furthermore, the Margedar Canal was partially filled with rubble and mud.
The city's emergency response and civil defense headquarters, led by Penjikent Mayor Abdukholik Kholikzoda, took urgent measures to address the consequences of the natural disaster.
On the night of May 5, more than ten pieces of heavy equipment from businesses, organizations, and local residents were used to clear the road and under the bridge. As a result, traffic was restored.
The day before, the city chairman inspected the progress of work to eliminate the consequences of the mudflow.
Work is currently ongoing to clear the Margedar Canal of mud and sand, as well as the ravines on both banks of the village of Navobod. The necessary equipment has been brought in for the work.
The leadership of the Penjikent Department of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, the state institution for the operation of highways, the Department of Land Resources and Land Reclamation of the Zeravshan River Basin, as well as the Loik Sherali jamoat have been instructed to expedite the elimination of the consequences of the natural disaster.
Specifically, instructions were given to clear the Margedar Canal and the riverbed along the village of Navobod on the Penjikent-Ayni international highway, as well as to prepare proposals for providing affected residents of the new mahalla with land plots in safe locations.
The progress of the mudflow cleanup efforts is under the daily supervision of the city's Emergency Situations and Civil Defense Headquarters.
