26.05.2017, 11:26 4784

The arrangement of pedestrian areas will start in Almaty within the concept of Jan Gehl

During the regular maslikhat (local representative body) session of VI convocation in Almaty there were adopted adjustments to the budget for 2017. Taking into account the growth of GRP of the city for 2.6%, over-fulfillment of the revenue plan of local and government budget and saving in 123 billion KZT, budget adjustment amount for the current year amounted to 48.9 billion KZT, as the press service of the Mayor of the city informed.

Almaty. May 26. Kazakhstan Today - During the regular maslikhat (local representative body) session of VI convocation in Almaty there were adopted adjustments to the budget for 2017. Taking into account the growth of GRP of the city for 2.6%, over-fulfillment of the revenue plan of local and government budget and saving in 123 billion KZT, budget adjustment amount for the current year amounted to 48.9 billion KZT, as the press service of the Mayor of the city informed.

"19.7 billion KZT will be send for the provision of urban amenities. Activities will be launched for the arrangement of pedestrian areas on streets of Zhibek Zholy, Panfilov, Gogol, Kabanbay Batyr, Astana square and 16 streets in every region within the concept of Jan Gehl with the establishment of alleys, softscapes, cycle tracks, children's playgrounds, pedestrians and safety islands on busy areas of vehicle traffic. Renovation is planned for six public gardens, one park, and one boulevard. Also, for the purpose of increase comfort of citizens it has been planned to reconstruct and improve 3 pedestrian areas on the streets of Tolebayev, Bayseitov and on the embankment of Yessentai river", - as the press service informed, Kazakhstan Today said.

It is also reported that in the city will be improved 472 courtyard areas for a total amount of 7.7 billion KZT. Nevertheless, it is planned to begin works on current repair of 10 kilometers of channels and channel crossings, riverbed of Bolshaya Karasu and hydraulic engineering structures along the river Malaya Almatinka. For the improvement of cemetery infrastructure in neighborhoods "Duman" of Zhetysus region it is allocated 200 million KZT.

Besides, in order to improve the capacity of urban road network and to create the most comfortable conditions for the public transport users for the medium repair of 95 kilometers it will be allocated additionally 2.5 billion KZT. 2.4 billion KZT will be spent for the construction of new roads in neighbourhoods Algabas and Akbulak of Alatau region and in neighborhoods Kalkaman and Altyn Alash of Nauryzbay region, mayor administration said.

For 11.5 billion KZT there will be purchased 297 city buses of new generation with improved operating characteristics followed by accompanied service. Besides, 40 tow trucks will be purchased for the provision of effective performance of parking system.

As press service stated, for the social sphere it is planned to additionally allocate 2.6 billion KZT. Therefrom 207.6 million KZT is allocated for the education for the increasing of state order on preschool education and upbringing of children in private kindergarten, works on optimization of rooms in active state children daycare centers and carrying out of repairing activity for emergency condition elimination in 8 preschool establishments.

In the sphere of health for 100% provision of preparedness to the implementation of compulsory social medical care insurance from 2018. It is planned to additionally allocate 557.9 million KZT for the procurement of 2148 computers and work on development of design estimate documentation for the construction of cancer center for 440 beds with a total area not less than 35 000 m2.

Besides, in support of socially vulnerable segments of the population it is planned to allocate 1.8 billion KZT. 7 thousands of people will pass short professional skills training, projects "House of small capacity" and "Center of independent living" for 65 service recipients and day care department for children with disabilities will be implemented. "Childhood and Family Support Center" will be established for social support of 50 disadvantaged families. For the purposes of rehabilitation and recovery of children with disabilities, it is proposed to implement the pilot project "Child with the Future". To develop and maintain the sports potential of the city in 2017, additional financing is planned at KZT 758.5 mln., the press service informed.

It is also noted that within the framework of modernization of housing and utilities infrastructure for lifting equipment replacement of 64 houses and for design estimate documentation development on repair of 30 houses and roof repair of 33 houses it is provided 896 million KZT. It is also planned to additionally finance for 1.9 billion KZT the construction of engineering networks.

It is planned to send 2.5 billion KZT to the security sphere. Within the framework of the Comprehensive Environmental Improvement Plan, 10 units of gas analytical complexes will be purchased to control the toxicity and smoke levels of cars. In addition, it is planned to purchase 7 units of special equipment and a mobile modular boiler house, which, in case of an emergency, will provide consumers with heat and prevent the defrosting of heat networks.

In Almaty, at the end of next year, the UN Regional Hub will be opened, where 19 agencies and representative offices of the international organization will gather. In this regard, KZT 50 million will be allocated for the development of design estimate documentation this year, the press service also reported.

"Balanced development of all districts of the city is one of the priorities of the Almaty 2020 Development Program. Thus, taking into account the clarification, the city budget for 2017 was KZT 542.4 billion, while the development budget increased by KZT 21 billion compared to last year and Amounted to KZT 163 billion", the mayor noted.

The press service also specified that for the first quarter of this year, the volume of investments increased by 13%, housing construction - by 34%, retail trade - by 8.6%, industry - by 4.5%, construction - by 1.6% %, Communication - by 1.3%. The growth of tax revenues in the republican budget by 4% was ensured, in the local budget by 6% more than in the previous year. Last year, the plan for local budget revenues was exceeded by KZT 12.2 bn, the republican budget by KZT 102.6 bn. At the same time, budgetary withdrawals grew from year to year. Considering that Almaty is the largest megalopolis of the country and requires more investment, in 2017 budgetary withdrawals of the city are reduced.

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