DUSHANBE, 13.09.2018 /NIAT “Khovar”/.  This morning, the Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived on a working visit in Murghob district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region.

The purpose of the trip to this remote district is to get acquainted with the socio-economic development and living standards of the people, the course of construction activities and to conduct dialogue with its people.

It should be noted that the weather changed dramatically in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in the early morning, it was raining and snowing heavily in Khorog and Murghab districts.
Usually, the high-speed winds and the heavy snowfalls not only create obstacles for the helicopters take-off, but also a threat to people’s lives.

But despite this, the Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon by his courageous and creative efforts did not cancel his trip to this most remote region of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, and came to the meetings and conversations with the industrious people of Murghob district.

While on working trip to Murghob district, President Emomali Rahmon participated in the opening ceremony for the small hydroelectric power station «Tajikistan».

Small HPP, with a capacity of 1.5 thousand kW/h, is enough to provide electricity supply for a thousand households and government agencies. The height of the hydroelectric dam is 64 meters, width — 12 meters.

Two generating units have been installed on an overall capacity of 750 kW that are automatically controlled.

The Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon highly appraised the construction work carried out at the hydroelectric power station «Tajikistan» and pointed out on providing of efficient energy consumption.

The hydroelectric power station «Tajikistan» is the second hydroelectric power station in the world, built in the highlands, after small hydropower plants built in Nepal.

It should be noted that the foundation stone of the hydroelectric power plant was laid by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

One of the strategic goals of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan is to ensure energy independence, and this task is being solved step by step in the country.

In Murghob district, the Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon attended the opening ceremony of the modern administrative building of the Executive body of state authority of the district.

The two-storey office has an archive room, a dining room designed for 30 seats, an assembly hall for 240 people and working rooms and other auxiliary buildings. Construction work started in August 2017.
The total area of the facility is 2239.12 square meters. The building was built in accordance with the modern architectural style.

While reviewing working rooms, the Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon highly commended the work of the builders and instructed the staff to faithfully and conscientiously serve the cause of the Motherland and the people.

Meanwhile, the Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon attended the commissioning of the modern administrative building of the Environmental Protection Department in Murghob district.

The Environmental Protection Department is located on an area of 900 square meters; the site allocated for the main building is 132 square meters. The three-storey building meets all modern requirements.

The Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon also met with the representatives of society.