Deputy Prime Minister visited Zhylyoi and Makhambet districts inspected the work on protection of settlements from high water In Zhylyoi district the banks of Kamyskol lake are being strengthened Deepened 23 km of the riverbed of the river Zhem and 35 km of the channel Kursai More than 100 units of equipment are involved in the objects In Kulsary Kanat Bozumbayev met with residents and inspected the quality of housing built for flood victims In Makhambet district - checked the bank protection works along the river Zhaiyk In the village Makhambet strengthen the bank length of 4.5 km Completed construction of a bridge between the villages of Makhambet and Sarytogai Repair of the intra-settlement road is underway protective dams are being built in the suburban villages of Talgairan 5.6 km of dams along the Saryozek canal are being strengthened and new bank protection structures 2.5 km long are being built along the river Work continues on cleaning and widening the Gogolev Canal which is a key link between the Zhaiyk River Dredging works are carried out with a total length of 30 km with a channel width of 18 metres and depth of 2 metres work has already been completed on a 9.5 kilometre section dredging of the mouth of the Zhaiyk River at its confluence with the Caspian Sea has been underway The total length of the planned works is 10 kilometres of which 9.5 kilometres have been completed to date The work of the new flood forecasting and modelling system ‘Tasqyn’ which was developed on the instructions of the Head of State and will be launched by the end of the year so we need to take all measures in advance to take into account all possible scenarios We need to increase the pace: transfer contracting organisations to two shifts Ministry for Emergency Situations to take control and monitor all flood control measures in the region," Kanat Bozumbayev instructed Stay updated about the events of the Prime minister and the Government of Kazakhstan - subscribe to the official Telegram channel A court in Kazakhstan’s capital has ordered that a muck-raking citizen journalist be placed in jail for two months pending an investigation into claims that he sought to extort around $107,000 from a local businessman who was detained by anti-corruption officials on July 3 is said by media freedoms advocates to be the only journalist behind bars in Kazakhstan at present A group of Abzhan supporters mounted a vigil outside the Nur-Sultan courthouse on two successive days until the journalist’s case was heard on July 5 that the journalist would be held until further investigations is conducted Azanov complained that he believes the investigation should be conducted by the Interior Ministry and not the anti-corruption service A video released by the anti-corruption service on July 3 showed images of officers counting stacks of money on the sidewalk as two black-masked men in military fatigues held onto Abzhan It is alleged that Abzhan had extorted the money in return for not disclosing damaging information about his victim Among the crowd of Abzhan sympathizers were Gulzira Dusembayeva “My husband believes in good things and that injustice can’t last forever I thought we were going to live a free and happy life,” she said before bursting into tears Fellow citizen journalists outside the courthouse were dismissive of the charges “This is some sort of political hunt against Abzhan,” said one of them “In Kazakhstan we don’t have much of an independent media and every time someone tries told Eurasianet that it believes Abzhan is the only journalist in Kazakhstan currently being held by the police It too has expressed skepticism over the veracity of the charges “The government never charges journalists with something to do with their journalism,” said Madina Alimhanova “It’s always some other crime not directly connected.” Alimhanova said the government’s quick release of a video and press release only minutes after the reporter’s detention was suspicious Abzhan predicted his own fate on his Telegram channel on the evening of July 2 In order to make the case against him not appear political investigators would charge him with either insulting the president or an economic crime Abzhan has courted trouble with Kazakhstan’s authorities by reporting on subjects generally considered taboo. One article dwelled on the nephew of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Most recently, his Telegram channel actively covered the violent unrest that unfolded over the weekend in neighboring Uzbekistan’s semi-autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan The extent of his coverage elicited muted grumbling among some Uzbek officials about the undue influence of civil society activists in neighboring Kazakhstan said he has talked with his client several times since his detention and described the journalist as calm and brave “These charges are related to his journalism,” he said Azanov said his client had already prevailed twice in cases against him this past year – one civil and the other criminal. In the defamation case, the plaintiff withdrew the lawsuit. Following the bloody protests in January state investigators accused Abzhan of instigating an unlawful rally and insulting the police Abzhan’s wife is quietly confident her husband will be absolved of the charges this time around too Sign up for Eurasianet's free weekly newsletter. Support Eurasianet: Help keep our journalism open to all Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks are expanding greenhouse production to grow vegetables year-round and increase exports A new 5-hectare greenhouse complex is set to open this year with farmers in Makhambet district preparing to supply tomatoes by September A former oil industry worker turned farmer has been developing a greenhouse business for four years ensuring a steady supply of cucumbers to major retailers with over 1 million tenge spent monthly on utilities local authorities are considering 40% subsidies for gas heating and offering low-interest loans for expansion but only one operates on an industrial scale Farmers plan to scale up production and compete with vegetable suppliers from Iran Source: 24.kz Frontpage photo: © Hwongcc | Dreamstime FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 HortiDaily.com Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev inspected bank protection works in the villages of Inderbor Taldykol of Makhambet district of Atyrau region.  There is still a threat of floods in the region At the gauging stations near the villages of Inderbor and Makhambet the water level has exceeded the dangerous mark It is expected to further increase the level of the river Zhaiyk Round-the-clock duty has been organised at all dangerous sites volunteers and employees of various enterprises are actively involved in the fight against the elements.  the total length of earth dams was 30 kilometres Protection is built in the settlements of Zhasuat about 300 servicemen and about 100 employees of the Emergency Situations Department of Kyzylorda region are involved in the work.  In Makhambet district there are 17 settlements along the river Zhaiyk 80 kilometres of bank protection dams have been constructed Their total length in the district is 105.8 km about 300 volunteers and local residents have been involved Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev instructed to additionally raise the dam along the river Zhaiyk throughout the ancient settlement of Saraishyk.  "For this purpose dozens of equipment units and hundreds of personnel of the Ministry of Defence will be transferred here It is necessary to take a responsible attitude to the protection and preservation of our historical heritage," Kanat Bozumbayev instructed Head of Government Askar Mamin took part in an extraordinary session of the maslikhat of Atyrau region supporting the candidacy of Makhambet Dosmukhambetov proposed by the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the post of akim of the region Introducing the new akim to the Atyrau region’s activists the prime minister noted his great industrial experience and competence “The new akim has set serious tasks for the socio-economic development of the region The first President – Elbasy Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev and Head of State Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev pay special attention to the development of the Atyrau region I am sure that Makhambet Dzholdasgalievich will meet the high expectations,” Mamin said The prime minister thanked the former akim Nurlan Nogayev for the work done and wished him success in his new post He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Oil and Gas named after Gubkin specializing in geology and exploration of oil and gas fields majoring in Master of Business Administration He began his career in 1983 as a geologist at Balykshinsky URB PO Embaneft director of the geology department of NNK Kazakhoil CJSC headed the geology departments of KazMunayGas NK Chairman of the Management Board of Embamunaigas JSC he was Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of NC Kazmunaigas JSC for large projects he served as first deputy minister of energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan