Clean Drinking Water Reaches More Homes

Access to centralised drinking water in Uzbekistan has expanded from 63% to 83% since 2017, bringing reliable household water supplies to more communities and improving daily life.

“We used to carry water with a shoulder pole and containers. We collected it from neighbours and public taps. Now, thank God, we have water,” said Muslima Erimbetova, a resident of Nukus district, describing the impact of having water delivered directly to her home.

Since 2017, government investment and international partnerships have built or rebuilt around 39,000 kilometres of water pipelines nationwide. In the northwestern region of Karakalpakstan, a US$172.3 million infrastructure programme is upgrading treatment facilities, distribution networks and household connections across six districts. In Nukus district alone, more than 31,000 residents have benefited, with drinking water network coverage rising from 68% to 90%. A new treatment plant in Mang‘it now supplies about 20 million litres of water daily and is designed to accommodate future population and economic growth through 2040. Further improvements include a 355-kilometre pipeline project to increase water network coverage in Amudaryo district to 80%, while a proposed US$200 million investment could expand and modernise water infrastructure across the country.