During a working detour of the Alatau district, Akim of Almaty Yerbolat Dosayev got acquainted with the results of work on cleaning Lake Karasu.

Residents of the eponymous microdistrict asked the mayor of the city to put Lake Karasu in order. On behalf of Yerbolat Dosayev, a corresponding project was developed and coordinated with the Balkhash-Alakol Basin Inspectorate.
The contractor, TOLAGAI–2050 LLP, started mechanical cleaning of the reservoir in March 2023 and was supposed to be completed by September. The deadline for the completion of the project had to be postponed to August of this year, due to the fact that the thickness of the bottom silt turned out to be several times greater than expected during the design (100-120 cm instead of 30 cm). In addition, the timing was affected by the need to build a temporary road along the bottom of the lake for the passage of heavy equipment. Initially, it was planned to carry out cleaning in winter, when the ground freezes.
After the completion of the work on cleaning the lake, the temporary road was removed along with the silt. It should be noted that such work was carried out for the first time in the entire existence of the pond. As a result, 53 tons of waste and 10 thousand cubic meters of silt deposits were removed from the bottom of the lake. At the same time, spillway structures were built to regulate the water level and prevent its overflow over the banks.
The project allowed to solve a number of problems that the townspeople complained about, first of all, thanks to the cleaning, the ecological balance of the water area and the biodiversity of the reservoir will be restored. The lake will again be comfortable for the residents of the neighborhood and will become a point of attraction for all citizens and guests of the city.
During the detour, residents of the Karasu microdistrict, thanking for the work done to clean up the lake, asked the head of the city to build a pedestrian zone around the reservoir. To this, Mayor of Almaty Yerbolat Dosayev replied that on his behalf, an improvement project will be developed, which will take into account requests for the construction of walking and active areas for sports.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/883394