ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 18. In the Akmola region of Kazakhstan, it is planned to ensure a gross agricultural output of 1.2 trillion tenge ($2.16 billion) and strengthen the position as the leader of the country’s agricultural sector, said regional Akim (governor), Marat Akhmetzhanov, during a meeting with President Tokayev, Trend reports.
According to Akhmetzhanov, this year the areas planted with
highly profitable crops, including oilseeds, have increased by 2.5
times.
Also, in the course of the meeting, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
was informed about the implementation of investment projects.
"An industrial zone of republican significance, AQMOLA, has been created in the Arshalyn district. An investment portfolio amounting to more than $4 billion has been formed, creating about 10,000 jobs," the statement says.
The President of Kazakhstan was brought up to speed on the
building of social infrastructure. Over two years, residents of
Akmola picked up keys to 4,700 apartments—the same number as they
had gotten in the previous seven years. The waiting list for
socially vulnerable population groups has been cut down by 29
percent. Long-standing issues of shared equity construction in the
city of Kosshy are being worked out.
In the education sector, 33 facilities have popped up over two
years, opening up 21,000 student places. The new academic year is
set to kick off in the region without any emergency schools, and
they've done away with triple-shift schooling altogether.
At the end of the meeting, President Tokayev pointed out the
positive experience of the region in rolling out quality housing
for socially vulnerable groups, including through the renovation
program. Tokayev called for kicking off an organized harvest
campaign, taking steps to boost the city of Kosshy, carrying out
ongoing work to fend off flood risks, and keeping up efforts to
draw in investments.
