Tashkent city plans to deploy 40-strong tourist police, equipped with transport and uniforms, with currently 10 policemen dispatched to Tashkent tourist sites by September, the Tashkent city mayor’s office said.
The tourist unit will reportedly be tasked with maintaining public order and ensuring safety at tourist sites.
In March this year, the President signed a decree on the implementation of the tourism security concept.
As reported, tourism safety units were established within police departments of Bukhara, Samarkand, Khorezm and Kashkadarya provinces last year in January.
