From 4 a.m. on December 8, snow began to fall in Almaty, which is expected until 22 o'clock.
609 units of special equipment and 1,280 road workers are involved in the daytime period.
Since the beginning of precipitation, 159 sand spreaders have been treating roads with anti-icing materials. As of 10:00 a.m., 1,480 tons have been used.
With the help of 64 units of small-sized equipment, work is underway to clean sidewalks, public transport stops, and public areas.
According to the Rules of landscaping of the territory of Almaty, snow is raked after every 5 cm of freshly fallen snow. According to Kazhydromet, 4 cm of snow fell in the city before 9:30 a.m.
After a sharp increase in the intensity of snowfall, from 09:30 hours, 18 columns were organized to rake snow from the roadway.
After shoveling snow to the roadsides, according to the technology of work, shafts will be formed and mass snow removal will be organized.
After the end of the snowfall, a complete snow removal of the curb part of roads, sidewalks, ramps will be carried out.
The district akimats and the akimat of the city have organized a round-the-clock duty to control the production of snow removal works.
According to the information of RSE "Kazhydromet", snow is sometimes falling this afternoon with a transition to heavy, which will end before 22 o'clock.The air temperature is -3...-5°With a further decrease to -11...-13 °C during the night period on December 9. No significant precipitation at night.
On December 9, there is no precipitation, the air temperature is -6...-8 °C.

Department of Municipal Infrastructure Development

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/898520