ASTANA – Kazakhstan continued upgrading its regional infrastructure over the past week, with new education, transport, housing and public service facilities opening across the country, while construction began on a major congress center in the Burabay resort area.
Photo credit: Prime Minister’s press service The projects are being implemented to modernize regional infrastructure in line with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s instructions, reported the Prime Minister’s press service on Nov. 9. Construction has begun on a 12,800-square-meter international-standard multifunctional congress center in the Burabay resort area under the Khalyktyq Qurylys, or the People’s Construction program.
The facility will include an auditorium, exhibition spaces and a multimedia hall. The project aims to strengthen business tourism, attract more visitors during the off-season and stimulate the regional economy by creating opportunities for local businesses, service providers and transport operators.
A new school with a capacity of 120 students has opened in Kokshetau, replacing a building in emergency condition. The facility features 11 classrooms, workshops, a library, a medical unit, an assembly hall and a sports hall. In Makinsk, the Akmola Region, a 33,700-square-meter cultural and recreation park has opened.
Its facilities include playgrounds, sports grounds, a running track, gazebos, swings and an amphitheater for public events. Reconstruction of the Zhaipak and Saryozek railway stations in the Zhetysu Region has been completed. The upgrades improved infrastructure, passenger facilities and safety standards.
The work is part of a nationwide program to modernize 124 railway stations. To date, 106 stations have been renovated. Four villages in the Zhetysu Region – Aulieagash, Akzhazyk, Akkuduk and Sholakay – have been connected to natural gas, providing access to approximately 9,000 residents who previously relied on solid-fuel heating.
Nationwide gasification has reached 64.2%, with 13.1 million people now having access to natural gas. Karagandy has also opened a new-format digital AI office for public services. Unlike traditional public service centers, the facility combines document processing with free training in digital literacy and using online government services.