Within the framework of the working visit Almaty’s governor got acquainted with the working process on the construction of a protective structure and strengthening rocky lands in dangerous areas of the HPP 1 - BAO.

There has been finished the ground works, the installation of gabion construction and the retaining walls. Engineering protection of the slopes is made in accordance with the steepness of slopes by installing a gabion net with fastening on anchors. The structures from gabions are practically not deformed with intensive water and wind erosion. The durability of gabions is not limited, the structures are naturally filled with soil, jerked and transformed into a natural element of the landscape. Nowadays, 98% of works have been done by the contractor of Saffat Building Group LLP, and the delivery date of the facility is scheduled for November 20. Next year in spring , work will be carried out on the greening of the site. Until the end of November, work will also be completed to strengthen rocky slopes along the Medeu-Shymbulak road.

Within the framework of the working visit , Bauyrzhan Baibek checked the process of work in microdistricts. Baganashil. Designers developed a type of retaining wall taking into consideration the seismic and the soil properties. The total length of the dangerous area is 200 meters. At this moment, the contractor has already completed 70% of all works and they carried out the work on the slope and removal of soil.

"It is technologically a complex project. 40 specialists and more than 20 units of equipment are involved in it. The work is carried out in two shifts without interruption. The main works will be finished by the end of November," said the director of the contract organization Valery Solomka.

The governor of Almaty was also informed about the end of works to strengthen the 470-meter-long slopes with a gabion net along Tayirova Street along the Malaya Almatinka River.

"Since 2013, complaints have been received from citizens, a potential danger of a natural nature has been fixed. There are approximately 150 houses in that area. Now all the works have been finished, at the moment within 2-3 days we will finish the works on landscaping," said Kuat Tazhmagambetov, the general director of the contract organization" Arys Ltd "LLP.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/13867?lang=kk