Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev with a working trip visited Abay region, where he familiarised himself with fire protection measures on the territory of the state nature reserve Semey Ormani.

As part of the inspection, the areas affected by fires were examined. Since the beginning of the fire-hazardous season of the current year, 5 cases of forest fires have been registered on the territory of the state forest reserve. The total area covered by fire was 1040.49 hectares, of which 277.8 hectares were forested areas. At the same time, the damage requiring restoration of forest plantations totalled 36 ha.

In order to restore forest areas in the reserve on the area of 2.8 thousand hectares more than 9 million seedlings of common pine have already been planted. In 2025, it is planned to carry out reforestation works on an additional area of 4.8 thousand hectares.

Following the inspection Kanat Bozumbayev instructed to expand mineralised firebreaks both on the territory of the state forest fund and in adjacent areas.

During the trip, Deputy Prime Minister also visited Batpayevskoye lesnichestvo of Borodulikha district, where the keys to 26 low-forest fire complexes were handed over to forest protection officers.

Within the framework of leasing financing in 2025 it is planned to purchase 39 units of fire trucks for the needs of the reserve.

As of today, 34 forestry units are functioning within the reserve. In remote settlements bordering the territory of the reserve, mechanised patrol posts have been set up. They are equipped with unmanned aerial vehicles and satellite communications.

In addition, work is underway to install a forest fire early detection system (EDS) throughout the reserve. It is planned to install 36 mast structures to cover up to 600,000 hectares. Commissioning of the system is scheduled for early July.

#Kanat Bozumbayev #Ministry for Emergency Situation #Regions

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