Russian Aeroflot connected to self-check-in system at Tashkent airport POLITICS 21:16 / 22.02.2021 470
Aeroflot PJSC passengers can now check in for a flight at self-service check-in kiosks installed at Tashkent International Airport. Previously, this service was only available to Turkish Airlines passengers, Spot writes with reference to the press service of Uzbekistan Airports.
Self-service check-in kiosks allow passengers to independently complete all check-in stages, select a seat on the aircraft and print a boarding pass.
Uzbekistan Airports invited all airlines flying from Tashkent airport to connect to kiosks. The company also plans to buy and install kiosks at all international airports in the country.
TOURISM SOCIETY 18:57 / 20.02.2021 870
In 2020, a total of 6,982 traffic accidents occurred in Uzbekistan. This is less by 13.7% than a year earlier (8,092).
According to the Traffic Safety Department under the Interior Ministry, 1,962 people were killed in traffic accidents last year. Compared to 2019, the number of victims (2,094) decreased by 6.3%.
The number of fatal accidents decreased by 12.9% (from 1,940 to 1,689), and the number of injuries in traffic accidents decreased by 16.8% (from 7,923 to 6,591).
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Uzbekistan plans to restore the Guzar-Regar power line with Tajikistan POLITICS 11:15 / 20.02.2021 571
Reconstruction of a 63-kilometer section of the 500 kV Guzar-Regar transmission line in the territory of Uzbekistan has begun.
The reconstruction work on this section of the transmission line is expected to finish in the fourth quarter of this year, the press service of the Energy Ministry said.
The project is being implemented on the basis of a joint protocol between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. It aims to ensure the reliability of power supply with the parallel operation of the power systems of the parties.
The work will be performed by the Chinese company Shanghai Electric Power Transmission & Distribution Group, the report adds.
Uzbekistan may experience water shortage in 2021 irrigation season SOCIETY 14:04 / 20.02.2021 896
Uzbekistan may experience a water shortage this year, the Ministry of Water Resources said.
During the irrigation season this year, the water level in the Amudarya and Syrdarya basins is expected to decrease significantly due to increased consumption, the Ministry notes.
Observing monthly rainfall, specialists say the water supply in the summer of 2021 maybe 25 percent below average.
“If the rainfall in February-March is not at the expected level, then there is a possibility of water shortage in the growing season like it was in 2008,” the report said.
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