Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev checked the flood situation in the NKR

During a working visit to the North Kazakhstan region, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozymbayev familiarized himself with the flood situation in the region and inspected the implementation of flood control measures. The Deputy Prime Minister checked the situation in the villages located along the Yesil River, the condition of the Sergeevskyi hydroelectric complex, strengthening work on the dams in the villages of Pribrezhnoye in the Kyzylzhar district, Ushcheva and Bioprud in Petropavl, visited summer cottages and a bypass canal in Zarechnyi.

The region is carrying out comprehensive work to prepare for the flood period. Eight protective dams of Petropavl and the Kyzylzhar district have been strengthened. The dams are reinforced with concrete slabs and polypropylene canopies, which will protect populated areas. "A second wave is currently being observed at the Sergeyevskyi hydroelectric complex. In Petropavl, the peak of the first wave is expected on April 5-6. Residents have been evacuated from summer cottage areas. An overflow has been recorded on the bypass road, and a 24-hour watch has been organized. The focus is now on the Zarechnyi settlement. The situation is under control," the head of the region, Gauez Nurmukhambetov, wrote on social networks.