Akim of East Kazakhstan region Nurymbet Saktaganov visited the Altai district during his working visit, visited areas with a high risk of flooding and checked flood preparedness.

Akim of the region inspected the newly built bridge and dam across the Berezovka River in Solovyevo village. Here, measures were taken to deepen the river bed, clean it, and strengthen the 1000-meter-long dam.

Also, he checked the condition of the hydrotechnical facility and water flow regulating devices (sluices) on the Second River, which were built in 1968 and were designed to regulate the flow of water. Currently, this GTS is working in normal mode, all the water pipes have been cleaned. 105 employees and 44 pieces of equipment are ready in the Altai region.

- However, it is too early to relax. Because the amount of snow in Altai and Markakol districts is very high, therefore these areas are under special control. In the Altai district, the flood risk zone includes a part of the Bogatyrev water intake and 13 settlements. 18 dams were built to protect these settlements, preventive measures were taken, said Nurymbet Saktaganov.

As part of the visit, the governor of the region also visited the construction site of the second fire department in Altai. He noted that this facility is necessary to increase the time of emergency response and service area.

Daily monitoring is carried out at all hydrostations. The flood situation is under permanent control of the regional headquarters.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimvko/press/news/details/975068?lang=kk