ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IS FULLY RESTORED IN THE CITIES OF ARYS AND KENTAU

Five districts of the Turkestan region were partially left without electricity due to hurricane-force winds and heavy rain and snow. The Baidibek, Otyrar and Ordabasy districts, as well as the cities of Kentau and Arys, were affected.

However, the situation in both cities has stabilized. The Kentau city thermal power plant is already operating. Power lines have been repaired.

In the remaining three districts, work continues to restore the power grid. The results of the elimination of the consequences of a man-made disaster were reported at a staff meeting chaired by the mayor of the region Umirzak Shukeyev. Recall that due to bad weather, power lines broke down, more than 2 thousand poles of electric poles collapsed. More than 20 thousand subscribers were left without electricity.

"This is a rare occurrence. Very heavy rain, wind, ice, frost. More than 2 thousand electric poles collapsed in the region. We must take measures, " the head of the region stressed at the staff meeting.

Umirzak Shukeyev personally controls the current situation. He also instructed the akims of the affected areas to participate in the restoration work. The management of the company "Ontustik Zharyk Transit" at the meeting assured that the situation in the Ordabasinsky district will soon stabilize. In Otyrar and Badibek districts, the restoration work will last a month.

"A month is a long time. Everything should be restored within a week, " Umirzak Estayevich said.

For the last two days, restoration work has been going on around the clock. There are more than 20 teams, 30 pieces of equipment and more than 100 employees of the energy company.