The Bulat Utemuratov’s Foundation donated houses to 40 Aral families
40 needy families of Aral city of the Kyzylorda Region got new houses under the Balameken Project of the Bulat Utemuratov’s Foundation. Multi-child families, orphans, people with disabilities and families living in unfit houses have become the owners of new apartments. Today the keys to the apartments were handed over to their future residents with the participation of Gulshara Abdykalikova, the Akim of the Kyzylorda Region.
There are 40 apartments in ten new buildings, 20 of which are three-room apartments with an area of 64 sq.m and 20 – two-room apartments with an area of 47 sq.m. The apartments are supplied with utilities (electricity, gas and drinking water) and provided with installed sanitary and household appliances (gas stove and water heater). A land plot with an area of 6 ares was allocated for each apartment owner.
Gulshara Abdykalikova, Akim of the Kyzylorda Region, noted that apartments were donated to citizens from socially vulnerable groups who were on the waiting list for housing. “In total, 1,112 residents of the district are on the waiting list for housing, 14 families from this list lived in an old unfit building. These families were the first to be provided with new apartments. The recipients of other apartments are multi-child families, orphans, children without parental care, people with disabilities and families raising disabled children. I express my gratitude to the Bulat Utemuratov Foundation, црщ respondув to a request for help and gave joy to many families,” said the Head of the Region.
Guldariya Mizhanova, a resident of Aral city, mother of eight children, does not wear heart upon sleeve: “Today is a happy day for us – we have received the keys to our new housing! The apartment is bright, clean and comfortable, we like it very much. We sincerely thank the Bulat Utemuratov’s Foundation and the Akimats of the Kyzylorda Region and the Aral District. Thank you!”
“Since 2019, the Balameken project of the Bulat Utemuratov’s Foundation has provided new housing to 390 needy families in the amount of KZT 4.1 billion (USD 9.5 million). This year, the Foundation financed the purchase of new apartments for 40 families in Aral city in the amount of about KZT 300 million. The project was implemented in close cooperation with the Akimat of the Kyzylorda Region and the Aral District, to which we are grateful for their support. I wish the new settlers a happy and peaceful life at their new home. Let comfort, prosperity and warmth prevail in your houses,” said Marat Aitmagambetov, Director of the Bulat Utemuratov’s Foundation.
Earlier in July this year, the Bulat Utemuratov’s Foundation provided assistance to the Aral Region for the amount of KZT 263 million, which were aimed at eliminating the consequences of a long-term drought in the region. The allocated funds were used to urgently purchase fodder for livestock, as well as agricultural machinery for fodder conservation by rural consumer cooperatives in aul districts. An important step was the reconstruction of the Aspai spillway, which made it possible to begin the restoration of the Kamystybas – Akshatau lake system with a total area of 27,000 hectares. The rise in the water level in the lakes provides irrigation for 7,150 hectares of hayfields, 12,900 hectares of pastures and crops with an area of 115 hectares.