Construction of 100 houses for flood victims has begun in NKR

Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev visited the North Kazakhstan region on behalf of the Head of State on a working trip. During the trip, the Deputy Prime Minister got acquainted with the situation in the flooded microdistricts of Petropavl, met with flood victims, visited dams and the Petropavl hydroelectric complex, also visited Solnechnyi-2, where construction of residential buildings for victims is underway, and held a working meeting on liquidation of the consequences of the flood.

“To resolve the housing issue for the victims, a set of measures are being taken. There is an agreement with developers for the construction of high-rise buildings, and a pool of apartments from the primary and secondary market has been drawn up for the purchase of housing. In addition, a memorandum has been signed with the Kazakhstan Khalkyna Foundation for the construction of 100 residential buildings in the Solnechnyi 2 microdistrict, where the engineering infrastructure has been installed. At the moment, 10 local construction companies have started building houses,” the head of the region, Gauez Nurmukhambetov, wrote on social networks.  

Together with Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kaspi.kz Vyacheslav Kim, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kazakhmys Holding LLP Eduard Ogay and Chairman of the Board of KazMinerals Management Eldar Mamedov came to the region. These companies responded to the call of the Head of State and will provide assistance and support to those affected by the flood. They will allocate 60 billion tenge for the construction of housing and the purchase of apartments in our region.