Uzbekistan: Contractors face court for dam collapse that killed 6 people and forced the evacuation of 70,000 residents
Contractors Face Court For Uzbekistan Dam Disaster, 25 December 2020
The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan on December 25 began to consider a criminal case against eight people accused of negligence and safety violations in a major dam burst earlier this year.
The earth-filled dam at Sardoba Reservoir in eastern Uzbekistan collapsed in May, causing flooding in both Uzbekistan and neighboring Kazakhstan that killed six people and forced the evacuation of 70,000 residents.
The Sardoba Reservoir was completed in 2017...
The case before the Supreme Court involves eight contractors, including the head of the Tupalang canals, Bakhshullo Asadov. He and contractors from Uzbekistan’s national rail company are accused of forgery, negligence, and violating construction laws...