Zhetysus residents deliver humanitarian aid to Turkestan region

The first food aid from Almaty region arrived in Maktaaral district of Turkestan region today.

15 trucks brought 260 tons of food supplies and construction materials to the region. Among the first necessities, zhetysus residents focused on food products. And delivered 18 tons of flour, 7 tons of rice, 6 tons of pasta, 4.5 tons of sugar, 500 kg of pearl barley, 3630 liters of sunflower oil, 548 packs of tea, as well as 6 thousand square meters of construction wood, 100 tons of cement, 20 thousand bricks, 90 bags of construction mix, 15 tons of drywall, 10 tons of dry mix.

"At the initiative of the head of the region Amandyk Batalov, the collection of humanitarian aid was organized, the contribution was made by entrepreneurs and industrial enterprises of the region. As a result, we managed to collect 260 tons of essential goods and construction materials that are so important for Maktaaral residents during this period. In addition, the humanitarian caravan also brought volunteers from the region who will help restore settlements, "said Zhanbolat Zhorgenbayev, first Deputy Chairman of the Almaty regional branch of the Nur Otan party.

In addition, representatives of the regional akimat noted that one of the largest companies producing construction materials intends to provide free insulation and building mixes of its own production for the restoration of one of the social facilities of the district.

It should be noted that zhetysus residents also experienced a similar incident. And this year marks the 10th anniversary of the break of the dam in Kyzylagash. After recovering from this water tragedy, the villagers became imbued with the situation that occurred in the Turkestan region and extended a helping hand to the victims.

Villagers organized a collection of humanitarian aid for Maktaaral Residents. On their own, they managed to collect 1.5 million tenge. With these funds, they also sent trucks with essential goods, expressing words of support to the residents of the Turkestan region.

In turn, Deputy Governor of the Turkestan region Saken Kalkamanov expressed gratitude for the support provided during this difficult period for the region.