The President of our country got acquainted with the project of reconstruction of Margilan city park of culture and recreation named after Erkin Vakhidov.

The President of our country got acquainted with the project of reconstruction of Margilan city park of culture and recreation named after Erkin Vakhidov.

The works of Hero of Uzbekistan, People’s poet of Uzbekistan Erkin Vakhidov, in which feelings of self-awareness and national pride are sung on high-notes, calls for appreciating peace and tranquility, forming the best human qualities. E.Vakhidov with his poetic collections – “Breath of the dawn”, “My songs to you”, “Heart and mind”, “My Star”, “Living planets”, “East coast”, “Letter to the future”, poems – “Exclamation”, “Sunset”, “The rise of immortals”, “Kohinoor”, scenic works – “Golden wall”, “Istanbul tragedy”, “Suz latofati” (“Beauty of the word”) book, translations of the best examples of world literature established a unique creative school.

Within the framework of execution of the decree of the President of our country Shavkat Mirziyoyev “On celebration of the 80th birth anniversary of the people’s poet of Uzbekistan Erkin Vakhidov” of December 7, 2016, a large-scale work was carried out on widely studying the creative heritage of a prominent representative of Uzbek literature Erkin Vakhidov, bringing its essence and meaning to youth. The 80th anniversary of Erkin Vakhidov was widely celebrated throughout the country. The park of culture and recreation in Margilan, which is named after Erkin Vakhidov, is being reconstructed these days.

The area of the park has been increased from 9 hectares to 16 hectares. It is envisaged to create an avenue of poets and writers at the entrance to the park, install a monument to Erkin Vakhidov.

Construction of an amphitheater for holding various events, pilaf center and other infrastructure objects, is also envisaged. School of young writers named after Erkin Vakhidov will be opened. In addition, various attractions will be installed in the park, seedlings of various fruit and ornamental trees will be planted, and tea-houses will serve the population.

President of our country noted that this park, bearing the name of our hero poet must be perfect, it is necessary to turn it into an abode for spiritual development of youth, install banners with samples of the best poems of Erkin Vakhidov. Let the visitors of the park join the poetry of Erkin Vakhidov, enrich their spiritual world, said the head of our state.

Responsible officials were given corresponding instructions on taking care of each tree, which will be planted in the park, installation of modern attractions, turning it into one of the picturesque places.

The master plan on development districts and cities centers of Fergana region on the basis of requirements of modern urban planning, program for the development of tourism in Margilan, projects implemented by commercial banks were also presented. Within the framework of the programs, it is envisaged to implement dozens of projects on further development of housing construction, industry, agriculture, services, road transport, engineering and communication systems, and social infrastructure.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave appropriate instructions to the responsible persons on organizing the handicraft center in Margilan, creation of tax benefits, necessary optimal conditions for employees of this sphere, further improvement of other projects, timely execution of construction work.