Head of the Government Olzhas Bektenov visited a number of backbone industrial enterprises of the region within the framework of his working trip to Akmola region and familiarised himself with the prospects for increasing production of construction and thermal insulation materials, agricultural and cargo machinery.
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov visited Akmola region during a working trip to familiarise himself with the plans for preparation for the heating period and the state of engineering facilities, in particular the district boiler house № 2 Kokshetau.
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov is on a working visit to Akmola region. Head of the Government checked the progress of spring field work in the region, met with agricultural producers and visited a poultry farm in Makinsk.
Issues of readiness of relevant agencies and akimats to the fire-dangerous period were considered at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov. Ministers for Emergency Situations Chingis Arinov, Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nysanbayev reported on the situation. Akims of Abay, Pavlodar and Kostanay regions, which in the past were major fires, reported on preventive measures carried out in the regions.
Issues of tourism development were considered at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov. The Minister of Tourism and Sports Yermek Marzhikpayev, as well as heads of a number of regions with high potential for the development of mass tourism and attracting investors were heard on the work carried out to fulfil the instructions of the President, voiced in the Address to the Nation in September last year.
The situation with floods in Kazakhstan was considered off the agenda at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
The new Water Code and a number of other strategic state programmes will be revised in order to strengthen the measures of forecasting and prevention of floods. This became known during a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev.
The Akim of North Kazakhstan region Gauez Nurmukhambetov reported to Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov on the implementation of the instructions of the Head of State on the restoration of housing, infrastructure after the flood, as well as on the readiness for spring field work.
On Sunday, 12 May, Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev inspected flood control facilities and familiarised himself with the work of two water canals in Atyrau.
Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev inspected bank protection works in the villages of Inderbor, Zhasuat, Kurylys of Inder district, as well as in the villages of Makhambet, Saraishyk, Taldykol of Makhambet district of Atyrau region.