Greenhouses around Tashkent are seeking permission to continue operating on the basis of 'green' conditions

It is proposed to allow greenhouses in the capital's region to continue operating on the condition that they convert to 'green' greenhouses based on environmentally friendly technologies. This was reported in a statement by the press service of the National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change which said.

"In the capital's region, due to a sharp drop in air temperature at night and windless weather conditions, the natural phenomenon of inversion is observed in the atmosphere, as a result of which citizens' requests and complaints regarding pollutants emitted from greenhouse farms using coal fuel have increased. In particular, residents of the Yunusabad district reported a deterioration in atmospheric air quality, as well as unpleasant odors arising from the use of coal for heating greenhouses," the statement said.

In response to all the cases cited in citizens' requests, relevant organizations carried out appropriate on-site investigations. Air samples were taken in order to obtain reliable information for taking urgent and strict measures against individuals emitting pollutants into the atmosphere of Tashkent city.

A special commission is implementing a set of measures aimed at reducing the negative impact of various anthropogenic sources on the state of the atmospheric air in Tashkent. The main ones are industrial enterprises, motor vehicles (excluding electric buses and electric cars), the heating system of Tashkent city, and, during the autumn-winter season, greenhouse farms located near residential areas of the capital's region.

It is emphasized that representatives of greenhouse farms have repeatedly appealed, expressing their readiness to modernize existing facilities, switch to environmentally friendly heating technologies, and reduce the amount of emissions to a safe level in accordance with the standards established by environmental services.

It is proposed that greenhouse farms switch to energy-saving technologies, as well as re-equip with modern heating systems and introduce a system for online monitoring of pollutants emitted into the atmosphere.

In particular, it is proposed that greenhouse farms that have heating systems and have received a positive conclusion from the state environmental expertise carry out their operations using natural gas, including liquefied gas, electricity, geothermal and solar energy, as well as secondary heat energy produced at thermal power plants.