KHUJAND, February 29, 2016, Asia-Plus – The City of Khujand, the capital of Sughd Province in the north of Tajikistan, has received nineteen garbage-disposal trucks from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), according to the Khujand mayor’s office.

On Friday February 26, Khujand Mayor Rajabboy Ahmadzoda received Mr. Richard Jones, Head of the EBRD Resident Office (RO) in Dushanbe.

In the course of the talks, Mr. Jones reportedly expressed satisfaction with the progress of implementation of the EBRD-sponsored programs in the city.

He in particular, noted that the first phase of the Khujand solid waste management project had been completed and the second phase of the project would be launched in the first half o this year.

We will recall that project objectives include: 1) rehabilitation of waste collection, transportation, recycling and disposal services in Khujand and the surrounding area; 2) restructuring of the waste management sector to increase operational efficiency and hygiene standards; and 3) the commercialization and corporatization of the waste management operations of the solid waste management company to convert it into a financially and operationally self-sustainable entity