Kazakh PM urged to ensure open and transparent use of funds allocated to mitigate WKazakhstan floods
23:25, 18 May 2011
URALSK. May 18. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ The use of financial resources allocated to eliminate the impact of floods in West Kazakhstan region should be open and transparent to the public, Kazakh Prime Minister said during the visiting session in Uralsk on Wednesday.
Massimov urged First Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeyev to control over the issue of financial aid distribution. According to Shukeyev, KZT 17.3 billion is needed to eliminate the effects of flooding. Money is provided from the state's reserve fund. Financial assistance is also provided by the national companies (KZT 5 bln), regional akimats (KZT 1.5 bln), cities of Astana and Almaty.
Construction of housing and utilities has already begun in the affected districts of the region and the city of Uralsk. Works are planned to be finished before the start of the school year.