In recent years some villages around Ashgabat have been included in its territorial borders. For instance, the village of Gypjak has been incorporated into the Bagtiyarlyk etrap of the capital.
Following this, officially vacant plots of land in these villages are no longer allocated for construction purposes. However, it can be seen that houses and fenced household buildings have already been built on some plots.
It has transpired that the construction ban can be circumvented after paying a “fee” of 260000 500000 manats (depending on the location of the plot of land).
Plots of land in the village of Gypjak fall under jurisdiction of the 7th section of the housing administration headed by Geldimyrat Gurbaniyazow, who had previously served in the NSM of Akhal velayat. The local government, the khyakimlik’s office of Bagtiyarlyk etrap, also oversees land management.
Both agencies allocate plots of land for individual housing, including areas through which drainage water collectors run. New owners fill them up.
As can be seen on the photos, despite the official ban, plots of land are still being allocated to build residential property. Not only houses but also high fences are being constructed.
In many Ashgabat districts where privately-owned houses are located, owners are obliged to dismantle fences, pursuant to the decision of the khyakimlik’s office.
The results of conflicting actions undertaken by responsible officials (the municipal khyakimlik’s office, etrap khyakimlik offices and supervisory bodies) are evident.Some people commence construction by using their connections or paying bribers whereas others are unable to move into houses they have built because another government agency has imposed a ban and requests that property be demolished.
It should be pointed out that recently, because of unpredicted fluctuations in the dollar exchange rate in the black market, many wealthy residents have been investing into residential property.The post Privately-owned houses built on the outskirts of Ashgabat without proper legal arrangements first appeared on Chronicles of Turkmenistan.