On January 30-31, 2025, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Civil Defense and Military Units Alexey Sovetov, together with the operational group of the Emergency Situations Ministry of Kazakhstan, visited the East Kazakhstan region.
During the working trip, he held a meeting at the Emergency Situations Department and got acquainted with the current situation in the region. He gave a number of instructions regarding the readiness of civil defense services for the flood period, measures aimed at forecasting flood conditions, preventing floods, and paying special attention to the timely preparation of groups of forces and equipment in case of deterioration of the situation.
In addition, the delegation, together with the leadership of the Emergency Situations Ministry and local executive bodies, visited settlements located in flood-prone areas of 2 cities and 11 districts.
At the end of the 2024 flood period, local executive bodies, together with the Emergency Situations Ministry, corrected and clarified the list of settlements and districts at risk of flooding. In the region, 72 settlements with a risk of flooding have been identified, of which 15 have been eliminated, and 49 have been minimized.
Last year, 107 anti-flood measures were carried out. Particular attention was paid to the construction of coastal protection dams. In accordance with the engineering work plan, more than 55 anti-flood measures were carried out in the region, 64 km of embankments were strengthened, 36 km of dams, embankments, shafts were repaired and built, 19 km of riverbeds were cleaned. In addition, 58 km of ditches and canals were built, 3 bridges were repaired, 45 culverts and structures were replaced, and 283 km of ditches and canals were cleaned. All these measures are aimed at reliable protection against flooding.
"It is important to prevent it and protect settlements, taking all preventive measures, without waiting for an emergency," Alexey Sovetov noted.
At the end of the working trip, he gave a number of instructions on the implementation of preventive measures to protect settlements in the region from possible flooding.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/emer/press/news/details/929066