DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, September 26. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon inaugurated a brick factory in the city of Vahdat, with a production capacity of 250,000 fired bricks per day, Trend reports via the presidential press service.
The plant employs 60 people and is equipped with a rotary kiln, allowing year-round operation regardless of weather.
Today, Rahmon also opened a facility producing drywall, gypsum mixes, paints, water-resistant adhesives and other import-substituting products, with around 75 percent of raw materials sourced domestically.
In addition, the president inaugurated Secondary School No. 152, a three-story building designed for 2,400 students in two shifts, featuring modern classrooms, science labs, IT and language facilities. Rahmon also oversaw the opening of a new building for the State Committee for National Security and a new children’s hospital in Vahdat.