With the onset of the flood period in the region, efforts to ensure the safety of the population have been intensified. The flood situation in the region is under the special control of the head of the region.

"To date, the total water volume in two large reservoirs is 939.5 million m³, which is 70% of capacity, against a norm of 1.4 billion m³. A task force of 2,815 personnel, 392 units of equipment, 123 watercraft, and 336 motor pumps has been designated for flood and inundation response," noted the regional Akim, Kumar Aksakalov.

On the roads, there are 3 overflows, of which 1 is of republican significance and 2 are of district significance.

The overflow on the road to the village of Karynsaldy in the Amangeldy district has been eliminated, and traffic has been restored.

There is 1 settlement (the village of Mirnoye in the city of Arkalyk) without transport access.

No instances of washouts have been recorded in the region. No flooding of private residential houses has been registered in the region, and there are no flooded houses under monitoring. The constructed barrier made it possible to prevent water from reaching nearby houses.

More than 1.3 million cubic meters of snow have been removed from the regions.

Cleaning of aryks (3) and drainage canals (51) is underway, reinforcement of protective embankments (2,515 m) is being carried out, snow removal from residential yards (1,578 households) has been organized, and over 8,500 bags of inert materials have been laid.

Blasting operations to break up ice on rivers and water bodies in the region have been completed. The volume of work performed amounted to 225 thousand cubic meters.

To carry out preventive flood control measures and pre-position forces and means in the regions, consolidated task forces totaling 272 personnel, 32 units of equipment, and 7 watercraft were dispatched from March 16 to 27 of this year to the city of Arkalyk and the Amangeldy, Zhangeldin, Nauryzym, Karasu, and Auliekol districts.

As part of flood control measures, evacuation points, feeding stations, and temporary accommodation centers for the population have been established in rural settlements prone to flooding. Currently, round-the-clock duty is organized at flood-prone sections of the region, and constant monitoring of the situation is ensured.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanay/press/news/details/1192124?lang=kk