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COUNTRY REPORT of UZBEKISTAN

Tashp lato M
Tashpulatov
M. Mans
Mansurr
THE STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTANON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES(GOSCOMGEOLOGY)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Geography.
Uzbekistan - a country located in the central part of Central Asia.
Name of the State "Republic
Republic of Uzbekistan"
Uzbekistan .
Uzbekistan has an area of 447,400 square kilometers. It is the 56th largest country in the world by
area and the 42nd by population. Among the CIS countries, it is the 5th largest by area and the
3rd largest by population.
Bordering Kazakhstan and the Aral Sea to the north and northwest, Turkmenistan to thesouthwest, Tajikistan to the southeast, and Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Uzbekistan is one of thelargest Central Asian states and the only Central Asian state to border all the other four.
Uzbekistan also shares a short border (less than 150 km) with Afghanistan to the south.
south

Administrative Divisions

Uzbekistan is divided into 12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular viloyat, compound noun viloyati e.g.,
Toshkent viloyati,
y , Samarqandqviloyati,
y , etc.),), one autonomous republicp((respublika,p, compoundpnoun respublikasi e.g. Qaraqalpaqstan Avtonom Respublikasi, Karakalpakistan Autonomous
Republic, etc.), and one independent city (shahar. compound noun shahri, e.g.,
Toshkent shahri).

Climate

Climateismainlydesertcontinental
continental.
Seasonal
temperature
differenceissignificant.
Average wintertemperaturep
is lower than 6
degrees Centigrade below zero,
while average temperature ingthan 35 degreesgJulyy is higher
above
zero.
Numberofprecipitations is rather small. It’s
therefore, that the agriculture
mainly depends on irrigation.

Demographics.

Uzbekistan is Central Asia's mostpopulous
country.
Its29,559,100
populationppcomprisepnearlyy half theregion's total population. The populationof Uzbekistan is very young: 34.1% of its
people are younger than 14 (2008
estimate). According to official sources,
Uzbeks comprise a majority (80%) of thetotal population. Other ethnic groups
includeRussians-5.5%,
Tajiks-5%,
Kazakhs-3%, Karakalpaks-2.5% andTatars-1.5%.

Nature.
Nature of Uzbekistan consists of combination of sub-tropicalpfeatures with moderatezones. Land, air, water and fire (sun) have been respected in Central Asia from thetimes of Zoroastrians calling people in ancient times to care for purity of rivers andabundance of soils.

Water Resources.
Peoplep that lived in the Asian regiong
hadalways cherish the water. There is a saying in
the Orient: «There is life in places with water».
Since olden days settled population had
chosen places for inhabitation near to rivers
and canals. Two large rivers flow through theterritory of Uzbekistan: Amudarya andSirdarya that spring from the outside of thecountry However,country.
However Amudarya in its lower partof flow (1,415 km) is within borders of
Uzbekistan, and Sirdarya being the second
river by water-bearing is within borders of ourcountry in
i its
i middle
iddl part off theh flowfl(2 212(2,212km). There are few lake on the territory of ourrepublic. The most number of lakes are
g ofsituated in mountainous area at the height
2,000-3,000 meters. Large lakes include theSudochye Lake in Amudarya’ delta andArnasay Lakes. There are also a great
number of artificial reservoirs in Uzbekistan
among which the largest one are Kattakurgan,
Chardara, Tuyabuguz and Charvak reservoirs.
The largest lake - Aral Sea had significantly
decreased its level in recent years and its
shores left by tens of kilometers.

Mountain system
Mountains and foothills comprise about one fifth of the country’s area. In the East, mid and highmountain reliefs prevail: the boundaries of Uzbekistan embrace the slopes or ends of mountain
ranges of the Western Than-Shang (Ugam, Pskem, Chotqol, Kurama) and Pamir-Oloy(Zarafshon, Turkiston, Gissar, Kugitangtau, Baysuntau). To the South and West, they graduallydescend and change to plains. Among the mountains span quite large trough: Qashqadaryo,
Surhondaryo Zarafshon,
Surhondaryo,
Zarafshon Samarqand.
Samarqand The biggest intermountain trough is Farghona hollow(valley) – 370 km, and the width reaches 190 km. It’s framed by the mountain ridges from threesides, and is open only from the West. On the border with Afghanistan is located vast Amudaryo
basin.

Natural resources
The Republicpof Uzbekistan ppossesses large
g p
production and mineral resource
potential, unique agricultural resources, significant volumes of prepared raw materials(semi-finished products), derived as a result of processing, rich natural resources,developed infrastructure. Modern level of prospecting minerals is connected with
development of richest deposits of precious, non-ferrous and rare metals, all types oforganic fuel – oil, natural gas and gas condensate, brown and low temperature coking
coal, oil shale, uranium, many types of resources for construction materials.
On the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan was found broad range of treasures ofthe soil, which includes more than 100 minerals, out of which 60 are already used in
the economy.

According to confirmed reserves of such minerals as gold, uranium, copper, naturalgas, tungsten, potassium salts, phosphorus, kaolin, Uzbekistan ranks leadership
positions not only in CIS,
CIS but in the entire world.
world Thus,
Thus Uzbekistan is the 4th largest on
gold reserves, and is the 7th largest on mining hereof, 10th-11th – on copper reserves;
uranium – 7th-8th, on mining – 11th–12th.
Available reserves of mineral resources in majority
j y not onlyy supply
pp y mining
g complexespfor the long perspective, but also allow to raise the capacities to set up new mining of
a number of the most important minerals such as gold, uranium, copper, lead, silver,
phosphorus,ppotassium salts, fluorspar,ppvollastonit, agrochemicalgores andlithium, pothers.

The State symbols
The law about "The State Flag of the Republic of Uzbekistan" was adopted on
N
Novemberb 18 ini 1991 in
i the
h 8th
8 h session
i off theh SupremeS
CCouncil
il off Uzbekistan.
U b kiTh
The
flag of our country is a symbol of the sovereignty of the Republic. The national flag of
the Republic represents the country internationally when official delegations fromU b ki t
Uzbekistan
visit
i it foreign
f icountries,ti
as wellll as att conferences,fworld
ld exhibition,
hibitianddsports competitions. The national flag of the Republic is a right-angled colored clothof three horizontal stripes: blue, white and green

The law about "The State Emblem" was approvedpp
byy the 10-th session of theSupreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan on July 2,1992. The new state
emblem of the Republic of Uzbekistan was created to reflect the many centuries
of experience of the Uzbek people. The state emblem of the Republic presents theimage of the rising sun over a flourishing valley. Two rivers run through the valley,
representing the Syrdarya and Amudarya.

Holidays• JJanuary 1 – New
N
Y
Year
"Y
"Yangii YilBayrami“• January 14 – Vatan Himoyachilari kuni
• March 8 – International Women
Women'ss Day– "Xalqaro Xotin-Qizlar kuni“• March 21 – Navrooz – "Navro'z
BayramiBayrami“• May 9 – Remembrance Day – "Xotira
va Qadirlash kuni“• September 1 – Independence Day –"Mustaqillik kuni“• October 1 – Teacher's Day –"O'qituvchi
O qituvchi va Murabbiylar
Murabbiylar“• December 8 – "Constitution Day" –Konstitutsiya kuni

NATURAL HAZARDSNatural Hazards Likely to Affect the (features, tendency).
Uzbekistan ranks high
g
among
g
countries
that
haveenduredsignificant loss of life and property
due to earthquakes and othernatural disasters. As one of the mostseismic active regions in Central
Asia, Uzbekistan is struck byearthquakes in the eight to ten point
range. In addition to its seismic
vulnerability, Uzbekistan is affectedbbyh dhydro-meteorologicaltl i l hazards
hdaffecting the agricultural sector withseasonal floods and periods ofdroughtdrought.
Other
threats
fromlandslides, locust invasions andavalanche have been reported toaffect the lives and livelihood of
Uzbekistan’s population.
For instance, strong earthquakes that occurred during the XXth century in Andizhan(1902) Tashkent(1902),T hk t (1946 andd 1966) andd Gazli
G li (1976 andd 1984) resulted
lt d ini hugeheconomic losses and caused human casualties.

Recent Major Disasters
Tashkent earthquake happened at 5:23 am April
26, 1966 At the relatively small magnitude (M = 5.2
on the Richter scale),scale) but because of the shallow (3to 8 km) of occurrence of the hearth, it caused a 8-9-point (on a 12-point scale MSK-64), shake theearth's surface and substantial damage of buildingsin the city centre.
centre At Tashkent,
Tashkent 10 were killed,killed 1,000
1 000
were injured, and about 100,000 were left
homeless. 28,000 buildings were destroyed,
including 200 hospitals and clinics, and 180
schools in the Old Quarter of Tashkent,schools,
Tashkent the
principal damage area. Thousands of the ancient,
one-story adobe dwellings were flattened. Additional
damage was sustained from the hundreds ofaftershocks which followed.
followed

Andijan earthquake - the catastrophic earthquake that
occurred two (16) December 1902 in the city of
Andijan Ferghana region. The death toll of about 4000.
The earthquake consisted of three roughly equal
strength shocks. The first of which, a magnitude 8.9,
occurred at 10:00 am. 1-1.5 minutes there was asecond, the most powerful force on the push-magnitude
9-9.5.
99.5. After 30 minutes, after the first two followed by athird push, magnitude 8. The earthquake had destroyed
11,000 buildings and 161 types of local building the"European style". Survived only three buildings ofEuropean architecture: urban Orthodox Church, Prison
and City Bank. Material losses, net of government
agencies accounted for 12 million rubles. The death toll
was 4602 people, which is about 9 per cent of theresidents of the city in 1902.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Administrative system
The State system of prevention and emergency response consists of controls andcapabilities of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan,
Karakalpakstan 12
regions, districts and municipalities, ministries and departments, enterprises,
institutions and organizations.
The structure and functioning of the state system of prevention and emergency
action by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan:- ensures the creation of state reserves of financial and material resources fordisaster management, as well as the procedure for its use;
- responsible for financial and resource support capabilities for the prevention andliquidation of emergency situations, equip them special appliances and othermaterial and technical means;;- classification of states of emergency situations and determines the degree of
involvement of the executive power to eliminate them;- monitors the activities of ministries, departments, local authorities in theprotection of
population and territories from emergency situations;
Specially authorized state body for the protection of the Ministry of Emergency
Situations for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Legal System and Framework

Structure of Disaster Managementa) National platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Ministry of Emergency Situations (MoES)
The Ministry
y of Emergencygy Situationsof the Republic of Uzbekistan wasestablished by the Decree of the Presidentof the Republic of Uzbekistan #УП-1378
dated March 4, 1996. There are regional(territorial) departments of emergency
situations operating in all of the 14 regionsof the republic with district emergency units
established in individual districts.
There is the State System for prevention of and response to emergency situations(SSPR) established in the Republic of Uzbekistan the structure and operatingprocedures whereof were defined in the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Republic of Uzbekistan #558 dated December 23,
23 1997.
1997
The SSPR is composed of the management bodies, structures responsible formanagement of emergency epidemiological, epizootic and epiphytotic situations(special danger infections, epidemics, group diseases of unknown aetiology,
poisoning with toxic agents, mass food poisoning, etc).

MAIN TASKS OF THE MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN ARE:
•development and implementation of state policy in the field of disasterprevention, the protection of life and health of the population, material andculturallt l values,las wellll as theth recovery andd reducedth damagethedi case offinemergencies in peacetime and wartime;•creation and maintenance governance of the State system of Prevention andemergency response;•manual of civil protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan;•organization development and implementation in the territory of the Republic of
Uzbekistan measures to protect the population of the country,
country objects are anational treasure of the Republic, as well as the prevention and liquidation of
emergency situations;•guideguide to work on the liquidation a major emergency, development andpreparedness of forces and resources required for this purpose;•organization development and realization of target scientific and technicalprogramspg
aimed at the pprevention of emergency
gy situations,, the pprotection of the
population of the country and to increase the stability of functioning of objects ofnational economy as they arise;gof ppreparationpof the p
population,pofficials and formations of the•organization
SSES to act in emergency situations;a) National platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.
STRUCTURE OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN.
CABINET OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTANMINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONSOPERATIONAL SUBSYTEM OF SSESTERRITORIAL SUBSYTEM OF SSESLOCAL AUTHORITIES(SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE
REPUBLIC
OF САМООРГАНЫ
МЕСТНОГО
ОРГАНЫ
МЕСТНОГО
САМОСАМОKARAKALPAKHSTAN,
УПРАВЛЕНИЯ
ХОКИМИЯТЫ
ОРГАНЫ МЕСТНОГО
САМОУПРАВЛЕНИЯ
ХОКИМИЯТЫ
KHOKIMIYATS(MAYOR’SРКОБЛАСТЕЙ
УПРАВЛЕНИЯ
ХОКИМИЯТЫ
OFFICE) OF THE OBLASTSANDРКОБЛАСТЕЙ
РК TASHKENTОБЛАСТЕЙCITY)MINISTRIES ANDМИНИСТЕРСТВА
МИНИСТЕРСТВА
DEPARTMENTSИМИНИСТЕРСТВА
ВЕДОМСТВА
ИИВЕДОМСТВА
ВЕДОМСТВАNATIONAL LEVELLOCAL LEVELENTITY LEVELGOVERNING BODIESGOVERNING BODIESGOVERNING BODIES

DAY-TO-DAYOPERATION BODIES

DAY-TO-DAYOPERATION BODIES

DAY-TO-DAYOPERATION BODIESCAPABILITYCAPABILITYCAPABILITY

RESERVES FORFINANCIAL AND
PHYSICAL RESOURCESRESERVES FORFINANCIAL AND
PHYSICAL RESOURCESRESERVES FORFINANCIAL AND
PHYSICAL RESOURCESEARLY WARNING AND
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMEARLY WARNING AND
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMEARLY WARNING AND
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMb) National Organizations for Disaster Risk Reduction.
There are sector oriented concepts and target programmers on natural disaster risk reduction which are
specified depending on the area of activity and nature of disasters. The SSES functional and territorialsubsystems’ action plans have been developed,
subsystems
developed approved and are systematically adjusted based on the
Decrees of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan andresolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan which govern the functioning of the SSES
and those of the following bodies:
PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of
Uzbekistan

Minister of Emergency Situations

Ministry of Emergency Situations,

Ministry of Economy

National Holding Companyg“Uzbekneftegaz”

Ministry of InteriorState Committee of Nature
conservation

National Television and Radio
broadcasting Company“Uzbekistan”

Ministry of Higher and secondary
Special education
Ministry of Public Education

State Committee of Geology
and Mineral ResourcesState Committee of Architecture
and Construction

National Air Company“Uzbekistan Airways”
State Stock Railway
Company “Uzbekistan railways”
State Stock Company“Uzbekenergo”

Ministry of HealthAcademy of Sciences

Ministry of DefenceCentre of Hydro-meteorologicalygService under
the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of
Uzbekistan

State Insurance Companies“Uzagrosughurta” and “Kafolot”

Ministry of Agriculture
and Water Management

State Stock Company “Uzavtoyul”

Uzbek Agency“Uzcommunkhizmat”

Ministry of FinanceState Stock Company “Uzkimyosanoat”

Uzbek Agency of Communications
and Informatization

Uzbek Agency of Automobile and River
Transportation

State Inspection“Sanoatkontekhnazorat”

National Council of the Red
Crescent Society of the Republic of
Uzbekistan

Disaster Management Strategy, Policy, and Plan.
For the implementation of the state policy in the field of vital interests of theindividual, society and the state act legal framework regulating the activities the stateauthorities and enterprises and organizations, as well as civil self in the area of civil
protection The Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On
protection.
On protection of population andterritories from emergency situations of natural and man-made" and "Civil
Protection", and a number of resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The world practice shows that timely prevention of hazards of natural and man
man-mademadehazards, the priority realization of measures to prevent and reduce their negative
impacts are much more economical and more effective than emergency response.
In order to realize these tasks, the Ministry of Emergency Situations together with theinterested ministries and departments of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Council of
Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional and Tashkent city State
programpg
is designedgto forecast and p
prevention of emergency
gy situations ((hereinafter- the State program).
The purpose of this state program is to provide a guaranteed level of protection of
the population and territories from emergency situations, risk reduction andmitigation of accidents and natural disasters in the country, taking into accountachievements of the national science and technology, as well as international
experience in this field.

The State Program included the fallowing:А Natural disaster risk reduction
А.
1. Risk reduction program for the effects of earthquake
2. Program on prevention of floods, mudflows, avalanches and landslides
3. Program on prevention of epidemics, epizootic outbreak, epiphytoties
B. Technological disaster risk reduction
4. Program on prevention of chemical emergency
5 Program
5.
P
on prevention
ti off accidents
id t att explosivel i andd firefi hazardous
h
d
sites
it
6. Program on prevention of accidents at the sites and power network
7. Programg
on pprevention of transportp accidents and disaster ((motor transport,
p ,railway, aircraft, the Metro)
8. Program on prevention of disaster at hydraulic engineering structures

C. Early warning of population
9. Program on creation of territorial and local systems and early warning
D. Improvement of emergency rescue services
10. Program on equipping the Center on training and advanced training of
rescue workers of MoES with rescue gear, equipment, outfit and on
construction of training centers
E. Training
T i i off theth populationl ti on disasterdi t preparedness
d11 Program on training of population
11.

MAP OF SEISMIC RISK ZONING OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTANRISK REDUCTION PROGRAM ON THE EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES

Earthquakes
Under implementation
implementation::

Required::
Required• evaluationl i off seismici i hazardhd anddmapping of seismic risk zoning• expansion
i andd rere-equipmenti
off thehstation network and creation of
information – analytical monitoring
center• geodetic survey at geodynamic field
traverse
g and facilities• certification of buildings
by the seismic vulnerability category• technological advancement of GIS
andd geodetic
d ti measurementst• development of activities on earthquake
related damage reduction• development of effective methods forearthquake – proof constructions

MAP OF MUDFLOW THREAT ZONESPROGRAM ON PREVENTION OF FLOODS, MUDFLOWS, AVALANCHES AND LANDSLIDES

M dfl
Mudflows
andd floods
fl dUnder implementation :• make observations of flow and regimenof rivers and water storage basins• afforestation еmilioration at mudflow
dangerous areas• survey of flood and mudflow areas• engineering construction work onprotection of the population from floods,
overflow
fl watert andd mudflow
dfl• work at hydraulic engineering structures
highg -mountain lakes and• observations at highglaciers

Required:R i d:
Required• develop network on mudflow andflood hazards forecast• introduce satellite observations• introduce GIS on mudflows andfloodsMAP OF GEOLOGICAL THREATPROGRAM ON PREVENTION OF FLOODS, MUDFLOWS, AVALANCHES AND LANDSLIDES

Landslidesd lidUnder implementation
implementation::

Required:
Required:• control at technical points• Improvement of information
information-analytical system (GIS, spaceborne
remotet sensing)sensingi )g• surveyy and monitoringg investigations• observation of hazardous geologicalprocesses (HGP
HGP))

• Insurance system updating• observation of underground water level• Maps of territory exposure to HGP
with recommendation on risk reduction• scientific – research work
• notification and warning on hazards

PROGRAM ON PREVENTION OF EPIDEMICS, EPIZOOTIC OUTBREAK AND EPYTHYTOTIES

Medical-biological hazards
Under implementation:

Required:• monitoring of contagion among
population• improvement of antiepizzotic
activities• control of natural focal virus infections• improvement of control of infectiondiseases of plants and agricultural crops• activities on flu control• controlt l off acutet intestinal
i t ti l diseases
dianddcholera• vernal fever control• combating HIV/AIDS

gcomputerp• introduction of an integrated
data base on monitoring of epidemics,
epizootic outbreak and epythytoty

PROGRAM ON CREATION OF TERRITORIAL AND LOCAL SYSTEMS AND WARNING UNDER HAZARDSAND EMERGENCY

Early warning systems
Currently implemented:

Required:• Territorial systems for communication
and warning are in operation• Replace obsolete analog warning
system with a digital one• Local warning systems at some water
storage basins and industrial objects arein operation• Follow up with creation of local
warning system for makhallas• Reconstruction of the national
warning system is carried out

S t up an iintegratedtt d computer-assisted
t
it d
• Set
system for collection and processing of
information on hazards and warning formakhallas

PROGRAM ON IMPROVEMENT OF EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICE

T i i off emergency rescue service
Training
i staff
t ff

Currently implemented:

Required :• mobile emergency rescue teams
capable to respond to different
emergencies
i are raisedi d• instructional technologies for trainingof rescue workers by specialties• there is a training center for training
and advanced training of rescue
workers• modern instruction techniques forrescue workers• moderndemergency rescue gear,
equipment and outfit

PROGRAM ON TRAINING OF ALL THE POPULATION CATEGORIES

T i i off theTraining
th populationl ti• Training
T i i off theh teachers
h at 15 institutes
i iforf training
i i andd
education of teachers• Training of children with life safety fundamentals at 6565
kindergartens, 9748 schools, 28 charity homes• Training of students with life safety principles at 1000
colleges and lyceums, 64 higher educational establishments• Training of the executives and employees of the ministries,
departments and organizations• Training of economically inactive population

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTANON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCSTATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTANON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

State committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on geology and mineral resources
carries out geologic analysis of entrails with the purpose of strengthening anddevelopment of the mineral base of the mining and process industry, provides
coordination of different branches of industry connected to the geologic analysis ofentrails of the territory of Uzbekistan, carries out the state control over the geologic
analysis of entrails by all enterprises and organizations irrespective of patterns ofp, creates and p
provides functioning
g of a databank on the ggeologic
g structureownership,of entrails and mineral resources of the republic, conducting the State balance on
mineral reserves, etc. with the purpose of definition of conditions of their economic
and rational use.

STRUCTURE OF STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OFUZBEKISTAN ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Scientific and Technical Council

vice-chairman
Department of Hydrogeology,
engineering geology andgeoecological works

Department of introduction ofmodern technologies of
exploration and foreign
investment

Department of Coordinate ofscientific research works ingeologythe subordinate enterprises
SE SPC "Geology of hydro resources"
SE "Ingichka pilot plant expedition"
SE "Institute"I tit t off Mi
Minerall R
Resources""
SE "Institute of Hydrogeology andEngineering Geology"
SE "Kitab geological reserve"
SE "Geological Museum"
SE "Geoltehsnab"
Ltd. "Geoburtehnika"

Chairman
Geological Survey
Department of formation andmonitoring of the exploration
program
Department of Geology of solidminerals

Department of regional survey andgeologicalgeo
og ca mappingapp g

SE "Integrated geological and search
expedition"
SE "Central Geologicalgand Geophysicalp yexpedition"
SE "Karakalpakstan Geological search
expedition"
SE "Central Uzbekistanskaya geologicalsearch expedition"
SE "South
South Uzbekistanskaya geologicalsearch expedition"
SE "East Uzbekistanskaya geologicalsearch expedition"
SE "Centre for Remote Sensing and GIS
Technologies"
S
State
Geological
G
InformationfCenterC
SE "Central Laboratory""

College
Department of Licensing subsoil

Department of economy andfinance exploration

Department of Accounting andReporting

Chief Specialist of Internal Audit

special department
legal adviser
Chief specialist on staff
management
Chief Specialist on labor
protection and safety
instructions
Administrative Department
JSC "Chatkal"

MAIN TASKS OF GOSCOMGEOLOGY¾ Implementation of a unified state policy in the field of geologicalstudy, use and protection of subsoil and reproduction of mineral
resources, theth implementationi lt ti off public
bli administrationd i i t ti ini theth fieldfi ld offmining relations;¾ Organization of geological exploration of mineral resources,
forecasting and identifying fields for geological and economic
evaluationl ti off mineralil resources (except(
t hydrocarbons),h db) justification
j tifi tiof the possibility of subsoil use for purposes not related to theextraction of mineral resources;¾ Management, within their competence, the state subsoil fund andtheh state fundf d off geologicall i l materials
i l off stone, as wellll as specially
i llprotected geological objects;¾ Coordination of activities related to geological exploration in
Uzbekistan (with the exception of work on hydrocarbons).

STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTANON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Mineral resources deposits,
revealedl d during
d i Independence
I d
d
years
Underground water
362 / 48,0%

Building materials
198/26,3%

Hydrocarbons
Hdb
94 / 12,5%

Precious raw materials
14 / 1,9%
Noble metals
30 / 4,0%Mining chemical raw materials
12 / 1,6%
Mining raw materials
21/2,8%Ferrous metals
1 / 0,1%

Non-ferrous and rare metals
11 / 1,5%

Radioactive metals
11 / 1,5%

After independence,
independence the Republic of Uzbekistan has significantly increased its positionat the world market of mineral resources in many directions.

Department of Hydrogeology, engineering
geology and geoecological works•

Regularly carries out the analysis of a condition of resources, the control
and realization of offers on full and rational use of the reconnoitered stocksof underground waters;•

Carries out the control under the prevention of catastrophic consequencesggeologicalggprocesses and radiatingpg conditions on objects
jofof dangerous
works;•

Participates in work by definition of optimum directions of hydrogeological,hydrogeologicalengineering-geological and geoecological works, buildings of water in taking
constructions on use of the reconnoitered stocks of underground waters,
working out of protective actions from landslips and collapses in mountainareas of Uzbekistan;RESEARCH LANDSLIDES IN UZBEKISTANIn Uzbekistan¾ 21,3% (90,0 thousand км2) - of the total area is mountainous;¾ 10-11%% ((2,6-3,0, , mln. ppeople.)p )-ppopulation
plive in the mountainousarea;¾ 40% - mountainous area susceptible to landslides
landslides, avalanches
avalanches, mudflows and debris processes;¾ 17% - mountainous area at risk of landslides;¾

2,0 - thousand landslides;¾ 8,3 thousand - landslide displacements recorded in 50 years:
1.

65% of the landslides caused by snowmelt, precipitation andgroundwater2.

15-20% of the historical and contemporary earthquakes

3.

20-25% of man-made factors

In Uzbekistan monitoringg over the landslides is lead since 1958. At
the present, in the system of the State Committee of the
Republic of Uzbekistan on geology and mineral resources there
exist special structure - State Service on Monitoring over thedangerous geological processes, consisting of 7 regional monitoring
stations.

The history of landslides monitoring service in
Uzbekistan• 1958 - Landslide station;• 1961 - Bostanlyk landslide party;pengineeringgg and ggeologicalg• 1991-Specialized
expedition.
g over the• 1994- State Service on Monitoring
dangerous geological processes of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.

STRUCTURE OF STATE MONITORING SERVICE FOR HAZARDOUS
GEOLOGICAL PROCESSESSTATE MONITORING SERVICE
FOR HAZARDOUS GEOLOGICALPROCESSES

The informationanalytical group

Central control communication

Geophysicaldepartment

Topo-block

AREAL MONITORING STATIONS

A
AngrenMS

B t lik MS
Bostanlik

SamarqandMS

Qarshi MSMS.

ShahrisabzMS

Surhandarya
MS

F
FerganaMS

MAP OF LANDSLIDE-PRONE AREAS OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

1Monitoring stations:2
71-Bostanlyk

2-Angren

3-Samarkand

Shaxrisabz
4 -Shaxrisabz

3
4

5-Karshi6-Surkhandarya

7-Fergana

5
6

The tasks of the State Service Monitoring :1. Identification of areas of dangerousggeologicalggprocesses and the evaluation of theiractivation;
2. Organization of monitoring;
3. State control
processes;of

4 Preparation
4.
andrecommendations;hazardous

geologicalissuanceofStructure of monitoring
Structure monitoring geohazards - more attention
is paid to the forecast, and risk assessment andmanagement,g, and the pprevention p
process. On thisbasis, the monitoring of hazardous geologicalprocesses consists of 4 blocks:••••

observation
evaluation
control
warning

Transfer Scheme operational information about the manifestations ofdangerous geological processes
The Government's flood committeeof the Cabinet of Minister of the
Republic of Uzbekistan

The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES)of the Republic of Uzbekistan

GOSCOMGEOLOGYState Monitoring Service
for hazardous geological processes

AREAL MONITORING STATIONS

Local government areas
and regions

Territorial Management andEmergency Departments of MES

Organizations

Public service monitoring annually conducts
surveillanceillfor
f objects
bj t 700-750
700 750• 450 mountain villages• 115 health facilities• 147 plots of mountain roads• 40 mining and hydraulic structures• 85 plots of channels, culverts, etc.

The spread of hazardous geological processes along theriver Chirchik

The spread of hazardous geological processes along theriver Katta-Uradarya

Problems in warningg of landslides¾ At the beginning of the monitored time of theirformation;¾ The massive, simultaneous display of landslides inloess (30(30--40 cases per day);¾ HighHigh--speed (up( to 3.5 m / day)) and the length off
displacement (1.6(1.6-4.5 km)¾ Variabilityb l off d
direction, hheighth off releaselto thehopposite side and the area of distribuƟon.
¾ Failureloff moderndddevices ffor monitoring llandslides
d ld