AKIPRESS.COM - As part of his working visit to Turkestan region, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin monitored the progress of the restoration work on damaged residential buildings, social facilities, and utilities in the city of Arys, the PM's press service reported.

At present, the construction in 1,544 private houses in Arys have been completed, the repair works are underway in 4,683 houses. Also, 126 private houses and one apartment building are being built.

Of the 66 social facilities, 62 are being restored, new construction is being carried out at 4 sites.

There are 207 companies, 7,037 employees, 265 units of special equipment involved in the restoration in Arys.

At a meeting with the residents of Arys, the head of the Government stressed that all regions, national companies, representatives of big business of the country are actively involved in the work of rebuilding the city.

 Mamin in Turkestan inspected the progress of improvement of the First President's Park, the reconstruction of the central part of the regional center, the construction of the Arbat, and also got acquainted with the project of the archaeological park Eski Turkistan.