Akim of NKR held press tour for journalists

Today, Akim of North Kazakhstan region Gauez Nurmukhambetov conducted a press tour for journalists and bloggers of the region on restoration and construction work after the flood. They showed the progress of construction of 200 houses in the Solnechnyi-2 microdistrict and began construction of another 300 houses for those affected by the flood.

“The main issue is the quality of construction, which is why each construction company is assigned technical supervision, which constantly checks. Work is also underway in the regional center and districts to purchase apartments and houses,” the head of the region noted.

Infrastructure is being restored and houses are being repaired by mechanical brigades in the affected Podgora microdistrict, the villages of Kozhevennyi and Zarechnyi and the Kyzylzhar district. There is a lot of work ahead; it will take a lot of time to completely eliminate the consequences of the flood and repair houses.

Now high-performance pumps are concentrated in Podgora and the village of Kozhevennyi. In the last 4 days alone, 1 million cubic meters have been pumped out in Kozhevenny. water.

Media representatives also got acquainted with the work of the centralized reception and distribution point for humanitarian aid at the Wholesale and Distribution Center of the Raduga LLP.

In general, journalists were interested in the topics of assessing and providing housing to victims. Due to the high demand for appraisal work, appraisers were attracted from other regions.

“An important issue is the city’s water supply. We have planned the reconstruction of the first pumping station, which took into account all the features of the current flood. A backup water intake will also be built. This work will ensure uninterrupted water supply to the regional center,” the akim of the North Kazakhstan region emphasized.