20 July 2009 Asia-PLUS Daily Blitz
KHOROG, July 20, 2009, Asia-Plus /Shonavruz Afzalshoyev/ — A new market was opened in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (Gorno Badakhshan or GBAO) on July 17. The market, built by local limited liability enterprise, Silk Road, is intended for 600 shops.
According to Aydibek Bekmurodi, one of managers of Silk Road, construction of the market began on the bank of the River Ghund four years ago. He added that the Aga Khan Foundation had provided funds for completing riverbank reinforcement works and beginning the construction of the market. In all, some 1 million US dollars have been spent for construction of the market, Bekmurodi said. “In the future, we plan to build warehouses and workshops for production of various building materials, hotel and consumer services center at the market,” the Silk Road manager said, noting that the market would provide more than 1,000 jobs.
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