A press tour of the facilities implemented at the request of residents this year took place in the Medeu district of Almaty.
The first object was a new square with an area of 2.1 hectares, which was built on the site of an abandoned wasteland. As the akim of the Medeu district Yerkebulan Orazalin noted, previously the site was privately owned, in its place there was a fenced-in dug pit with construction debris. He has been in this form for more than two years. At the same time, residents of a nearby residential complex have repeatedly asked to organize a recreation area with children.
As a result, an agreement was reached with the private owner on the transfer of the plot to communal ownership. The site has been landscaped, and now there is a small cozy park with gazebos, new playgrounds, benches and urns, new lighting poles. 175 coniferous trees were planted and 1,100 square meters were laid. m of lawn, an automatic irrigation system is organized for them.
Kenzhegul Islamzhanova, a resident, often comes to the new square to relax with her grandchildren and meet with neighbors.
"It's wonderful that a new park has appeared in the place where there used to be an abandoned wasteland. And the most beautiful thing is that you don't have to go anywhere, you leave the house - and you're in the square. We come here every day with our grandchildren. They play, run and rejoice. There are also recreation areas for adults, you can spend time at your own pleasure and look after your grandchildren. It is very comfortable. In the evening it is even more beautiful here, there is special lighting. I am so glad that our beloved neighborhood is changing for the better!", - said the resident.
The next object of the visit was secondary school No. 98, the design capacity of which increased by 300 places after the liberation of one of the buildings occupied by music school No. 8. In turn, the music school moved to a neighboring building, which was purchased by the Akimat of Almaty for these purposes.
The vacated premises have been renovated and primary school students have started studying here since September of this year. Raikhan Uskenbayeva, a mother with many children, whose children study at school No. 98, noted that she took an active part in the implementation of this decision.
"Our school is very good, my children like studying here. But, unfortunately, over the years, the school became overloaded, and there was not enough space for children. Therefore, the decision was right that the music school moved out of our school building, and an entire building with an area of 500 sq. m. was vacated. Now they have wonderful conditions. My youngest daughter goes to the first grade, and studies in a new bright classroom, with desks and an interactive whiteboard. She runs to school every day with joy!" the parent shared.
At the end of the press tour, the participants visited a new water infrastructure facility - the Balkhash clean water reservoir. This large-scale project, implemented on behalf of Akim of Almaty Yerbolat Dosayev, solved a long-standing problem with water in the upper part of the district. Today, more than 20 thousand residents of Kamenskoye Plateau, Kolsai, Yubileyny and Muztau have access to uninterrupted water supply.
"We used to use mountain irrigation water, sometimes we took it from water carriers. About two years ago, the water pressure became weak, because the private sector is here, everyone is watering the gardens. To solve the problem, in 2023 I personally came to a meeting with the akim's population and appealed to him. He promised that he would solve our problem. In 2024, the problem was solved, we got water! On behalf of the residents of Ladushkina Street, we express our gratitude for the stable water supply," resident Laura Kurmangalieva shared.
Landscaping projects are being actively implemented in Almaty, and the program "Budget of People's Participation" makes a significant contribution to this work. Thanks to this mechanism, every resident has the opportunity to directly influence the development of their area, making the city even more cozy and comfortable to live in. Taking into account the effectiveness of the program, Akim of Almaty Yerbolat Dosayev increased the financing of the program by 18.8 billion tenge, which is 5.8 billion tenge more than last year.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almaty/press/news/details/899309