00:31İst-Ovuzbekistan's capital, New Tusken is rising.
00:35Construction began in 2023 with plans for up to 2 million residents.
00:40The first phase covers 6,000 hectares with $50 billion in development plan.
00:47So far, projects worth $2 billion have been completed.
00:51Construction has also began on 10 more with a combined value of $2.5 billion.
00:57Fifty plots are earmarked for foreign investors and business delegations regularly visit the New Tusken Directorate.
01:14New Tusken is already becoming a place of work too.
01:17Employees arrive by car or on a new bus service.
01:21Inside, it's a working day at the Ministry of Construction.
01:26The Ministries of Transport and Energy also have staff here.
01:29A city needs more than homes and new roads.
01:34Government employees are already working here, although their permanent offices will be ready soon in the near future.
01:42Actually, this is an early glimpse of the new life in New Tusken.
01:47For staff, this is no ordinary workplace.
01:56And for some, it means something more.
02:09New Tusken's first residential neighbourhoods are also taking shape.
02:13At Shark Bajori, nearly 7,000 apartments are complete, with shared courtyards and children's playgrounds.
02:23The scale of New Tusken is measured in billions, but behind the numbers are the homes where people will build
02:31their lives.
02:32One of them is where we are at the moment, and we will see how it looks like.
02:38Natural light pours in through panoramic windows.
02:41As the sales representative explains, energy efficiency is another priority.
02:47Modern construction materials, heating and cooling systems are designed to help manage energy consumption.
02:54Across the development, apartments offer different layouts, from separate kitchens to open-plan living spaces.
03:01They are delivered fully finished, saving buyers, the work and expense of renovation.
03:07But for some buyers, what matters most, is what these homes represent.
03:22Education is another investment in the next generation.
03:26New facilities for New Uzbekistan University, Nizami Pedagogical University and the National Library
03:32have already been inaugurated, with further campus development underway.
03:37The city's sporting ambitions include a $100 million, 55,000-seat stadium, now under construction.
03:45Expected to host matches at the 2027 FIFA Under-20 World Cup,
03:51it is designed to serve Uzbek sport long afterwards.
03:54The contractor has set an ambitious 16-month construction target.
04:00So, right now, we are working as two shifts, day and night.
04:04Totally, we reached to the 1,600 workers.
04:08And besides, we have more than 50 engineers and architects.
04:12The city's design also considers how people will move around it every day.
04:19One thing that you need to know about Tashkent is that the people of the Uzbek capital love their cars.
04:25But today is not that day, because I gave the car a day off.
04:30With 18 km of roads complete, the plan also includes cycling routes and public transport.
04:37The 15-minute city model aims to put schools, parks and essential services within a short work or cycle of
04:44home.
04:44Beyond the billions, the goal is a city people will want to call home.
