Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan
Smailov directed the government to work out a mechanism for the next year’s
growing season in advance together with the Kyrgyz side at a meeting dedicated
to implementing instructions the President gave during his working trip to the
Zhambyl region. Smailov was briefed on the region’s priority infrastructure and
social projects, particularly, the ongoing reconstruction of irrigation and
drainage systems, the construction of reservoirs and the introduction of
water-saving technologies. The meeting covered issues on building new schools,
a multi-profile hospital and a perinatal center in Taraz, as well as modernizing
central hospitals and opening medical facilities in the region. Smailov instructed
local authorities to accelerate developing the requisite documentation and
budget requests for all priority projects.
