Karakalpakstan to boost silk production

The Uzbek Cotton Industry Association (Uzpakhtasanoat) is currently initiating a project to further develop the sericulture industry in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The cost of the project is estimated at 7.744 billion soums (approx 4 million USD).

 All five existing processing plants are to participate in the project which aims to construct additional production facilities and increase the on farm production of silk cocoons by developing an additional 60 hectares of mulberry plantations.

Source: See more at: http://www.uzdaily.com/articles-id-22319.htm#sthash.kRgvGCdR.dpuf

Kungrad Soda Plant expanding its capacity to 1.5 K tonnes per year

During 2013-2014, the State Joint Stock Company Uzkhimprom and China's Citic Pacific Ltd. is undertaking a project to  increase the current capacity of the Kungrad Soda Plant in northern Karakalpakstan to 150,000 tons of soda ash per year. The  two companies signed a memorandum of cooperation in 2012, which envisages increasing the plants capacity by 1.5 times - up to 150 KTa of soda ash by 2015. Specialists from Citic Pacific and from the design institute "Uzkhimesanoatloyiha" a division of Uzkhimprom feasibility estimate that the cost of the expansion  will be in the order of USD 50 million. The project financing is via a loan from China Exim Bank and the Uzbek companies funds. The first stage of the expansion which doubled production to 100 KTa of soda ash was commissioned in August 2006 at a total project cost of USD 100 million. Source: http://www.mrcplast.com/news-news_open-144166.html and http://en.trend.az/capital/business/1935684.html

HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KARAKALPAKSTAN

Karakalpak State University

In September 1935,was opened the first institution of higher education in Karakalpakstan– the Teachers’ institute. In 1944 it was converted to Karakalpak State Pedagogical Institute, on the base of which in September 1976 was formed the Nukus State University (now called the Berdakh Karakalpak State University).Today, the University trains specialists in 39 undergraduate and 22 postgraduate . It provideds specialists for oil and gas, light industry, electrical power engineering, architecture and agriculture. The Karakapakstan State University played considerable role in the development of higher education system of the Republic. It has assisted in the formation and development in the region of almost all branches of the Tashkent universities. Those include the Nukus affiliates of the Medical Pediatric Institute, University of Information Technologies, State Institute for Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan, and Qunghirot branch of Chemical-Technological Institute.

Rector: Professor, Doctor of Biological Sciences Matchanov Azat Taubaldievich Address: Nukus, 230112, Ch. Abdirov str., house 1 Phone: 8 (361) 223-60-47, 223-59-68 Fax: 8 (361) 223-60-78 Internet Address http://www.karsu.uz/ E-mail: karsu_info@edu.uz

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Nukus State Pedagogical Institute

Nukus State Pedagogical Institute is the oldest institution of higher education in the north of Uzbekistan, which was formed in the old capital –Turtkul in 1934. In 1976, on the basis of the Karakalpak State Pedagogical Institute was founded Nukus State University.

In 1991 the Nukus State Pedagogical Institute was re-established, as a result developed in Uzbekistan, a new approach to teacher training and improving the quality of teacher education. In 1992 the institute was named Ajiniyaz, after the outstanding thinker and best loved poet of Karakalpak people.

Rector: Associate Professor, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Berdimuratov Murat Karlibaevich Address: Nukus, 230105, A. Dosnazarov str., house 104 Phone: 8 (361) 222-65-03 Fax: 8 (361) 222-65-46 Internet Address: http://www.ndpi.uz/# E-mail: nkspi_info@edu.uz

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Nukus branch of Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute

The Nukus branch of Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute was established by a decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan on October 1, 1991.

Director: Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Ataniyazova Oral Aminovna Address: Nukus, 230113, Kurbanov str., house 223 Phone: 8 (361) 223-66-00 Fax: 8 (361) 223-63-85 Internet Address: http://www.nmed.kr.uz E-mail: fntpmi_info@edu.uz

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Nukus branch of Tashkent University of Information Technologies

The Nukus branch of Tashkent University of Information Technologies was founded as a regional branch of the Tashkent University of Information Technologies on July 23, 2005 (by Presidential decree of 30 May 2002 and the Order of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of Uzbekistan No. 130 on June 17, 2005).

Director: Kayipbergenov Batirbek Tolepbergenovichh Address: Nukus, 230100, Dosnazarov str., house 74 Phone: 8 (361) 222-49-10 Fax: 8 (361) 222-46-12, 222-14-53 Internet Address: http://tuit.uz, E-mail: Uteulievn@mail.ru, tatunf@rambler.ru

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Nukus branch of Tashkent State Agrarian University

The Nukus branch of Tashkent State Agrarian University was established on the base of the former Faculties relating to Agricultural Science of the Nukus State University was established by Presidential decree No. UP-356 “About creation of new higher education institutions of the republic” on February 28, 1992.

Director: TURANIYOZOV Elmurod
Address: Avdanberdi str., Nukus 742009
Phone: 8 (361) 2292-27-01
Fax: 8 (361) 2272-25-01
E-mail: nukusbtsau@mail.ru

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Nukus branch of the Uzbek State Institute of Arts

The Nukus branch of the Uzbek State Institute of Arts was established by a Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (No. PP-845 of 28 April 2008) “On measures to establish the Nukus branch of the National Institute of Arts of Uzbekistan” in order to further develop a kind of art and culture Karakalpak people, nurturing talented young people at high samples national and world art, comprehensive support and display her creative talents, the aspirations, improve the training of highly professional actors for the modern theater and cinema, television and radio, experts on art history.
Director: KASIMBETOV Umrboy
Address: Nukus, Khurliman kiz bakhshi str., house 37
Phone: 8 (361) 224-14-10

Sources: http://sovminrk.gov.uz/lang/en/karakalpakstan/edu/vuz/

and www.tempus.uz/.../HEIs%20database_july2011.xls

Desalination in Karakalpakstan

The Republic of Karakalpakstan, situated in the north-western part of Uzbekistan includes the Amu Darya River delta total area covers 165,600 square kilometres (37 % of Uzbekistan). The climate is typically continental, with very hot summers and cold winters without snow. The area is experiencing severe environmental problems as a result of the shrinking of the Aral Sea.



Photo: Muynak Rayon (desalinator in background)

There are several reservoirs in the Amu Darya basin, the largest of which is the Tuya Muyun with a storage capacity of 7,800 MCM, consisting of four separate reservoirs.

One reservoir of this system the Kaparas is used to provide drinking water for Karakalpakstan.

In Karakalpakstan there are three main water supply organisations.

o Tuya Muyun - Regional organisation for water transportation mains.
o Agrovodokanal, - Water Company for the rural area.
o Vodokanal - Regional water company

At present, the drinking water supply in a number of rural areas comes from groundwater which is too saline.

For rural communities the following water supply schemes are possible:

o Supply from local fresh groundwater sources
o Connection to the group system of Tuya Muyun-Nukus trunk mains
o Truck water supply (supply of water in water trailers)
o Desalination of ground water, which is rather brackish.

Current Status of Desalination:

Since 1987, 200 desalination stations have been constructed in the region. Only 63 are operational at present however.

They are run by the Agrovodokanal. These stations are known as EKOS plants and were assembled and built by the "Tambovmash" factory from Tambov in Russia.

Feed water is usually obtained from deep wells, ranging between 400 and 600 meters deep. The distribution system basically only has public tapping points. These desalination plants use the electro dialysis process. They are very basic and robust installations and have proved very suitable for the local circumstances where ongoing maintenance has been an issue.

Vodokanal has two sites where it applies desalination using reverse osmosis. There is one plant in Takhtakupir of 2400m3/day, and there are five small plants in Muynak of 15m3/day each.

Environmental Impact. Brine that derives from the many ED desalination plants is discharged to general collectors. Brine disposal is not generally neutralised, however this is considered not to be an environmental threat since the quantities of desalinated water are so small and very local. Moreover, there are no chemicals used in the treatment process, so the composition of the water does not really change.



Source of Photos: http://www.tripmondo.com/uzbekistan/karakalpakstan

170th Birth Anniversary of Berdakh

Designer: S. Sharipov

Paper: coated

Printing process: offset

Perforation: comb 13 3/4 : 14

Size: 26 x 37 mm

Sheet composition: 50 (10 x 5) stamps

Printing run: 35.000
Michel catalogue number: 174
15.00 (S). red-brown and light-blue. Berdakh's monument, Nukus

In 1997, in connection with 170-year anniversary of Berdakh, the great Karakalpak poet-thinker, the Karakalpak State University decided to construct a museum to Berdakh. Completed in 1998 the museum is a three-storey building with one large and six smaller domes. The designer was Orynbay Toreniyazov, a famous architect of the republic and the winner of the State Award of Berdakh.

Berdakh is considered the first historian of Karakalpak people. His book "Shezhire" is a genealogy of  not only the Karakalpak people but it comprises data on the Turkic people as a whole. In "Shezhire" he describes about 300 most important characters in Karakalpak history. He is also famous for his poems devoted to national heroes including the great poems"Amangeldi" and "Ernazar biy". Besides poetry, Berdakh also wrote some well loved "Bakhsy" folk music which was famous not only among the Karakalpak people, but their neighbors as well: Khoresmian Uzbeks and Turkmens.

The museum has expositions depicting history, ethnography and culture of Karakalpak people. The organisation of the museum is into thematic halls of archeology, ethnography, art and history is also provided.having incorporated materials about clerical educational institutes of the past and the present - madrasahs and maktabs, the first Soviet educational institutes, about history of formation of the higher and secondary education in Karakalpakistan.  It also contains a collection of manuscripts in the Arabian, the Persian and the Turkic languages.
 

Solar Power in Uzbekistan

LUKoil plans Uzbekistan’s largest solar project

 

in late LUKoil, in partnership with the government of Uzbekistan and the Asian Development Bank announced they were planning to construct Uzbekistan largest solar energy plant, which will have an initial capacity of 100 megawatts, to expanded eventually to 1,000 megawatts. Further details on its implementation period or where it will be location were not disclosed. (Source:UzDaily.uz news website)


Solar Power in Uzbekistan - Introduction
During the Soviet era, Uzbekistan was the USSR’s leading center for solar research and in 1965 the Uzbek Academy of Sciences began publishing “Geliotekhnika” ("Applied Solar Energy") quarterly journal, the former Soviet Union's sole scientific publication devoted to solar power, which continues today.

Government statistics report that Uzbekistan has more than 300 sunny days a year and the Center for Economic Research of Uzbekistan is promoting the idea that surplus power generated can be exported to neighboring energy-deficient countries.

According to Uzbek energy analysts, at present the country’s share of renewable energy does not exceed one percent despite Uzbekistan’s renewable energy potential, which they estimate  at about 51 billion tons in oil equivalents, with solar energy providing 50.973 billion tons.

Future plans
In recent years, Uzbekistan has significantly focused its attention on the development of renewable energy resources and, in particular, solar energy, in a bid to diversify its energy balance and reduce its dependence on gas.

As part of its current plans, the government intends to design a state concept for the development of renewable energy sources.

Furthermore, Uzbekistan is said to be cooperating with the Asian Development Bank to establish a National Institute for Solar Energy near the city of Navoi. Set to become a scientific center, it will be responsible for the implementation of projects in the field of solar energy.

Sources : OilPrice.com and pv-magazine.com and Uzbekistan Today http://www.ut.uz/eng/business/alternative_solutionss.mgr

Linguistic map of the Altaic, Turkic and Uralic languages