Work has resumed on the reconstruction of the greenhouse at Almaty's Main Botanical Garden, with construction and installation work restarting in October 2026 after an earlier suspension, the website infohub.kz reports.
The Botanical Garden's press service said the contractor's return to the site was made possible through the joint efforts of the Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. The project aims to complete the greenhouse reconstruction, which was described in May 2024 as troubled and characterized as a critical situation.
The client for the construction is the private fund "Friends of the Botanical Garden Fund," while the contractor is SM Trade-Construction LLP. Under the signed contract, the construction and installation work will last 11 months, with completion planned for September 2027.
The organization stressed that special attention will be paid to preserving the unique collection of tropical and subtropical plants, including palms. To protect the plants from adverse weather conditions, preparations for the winter period have been carried out: special protective structures have been installed and the required temperature regime will be maintained throughout the winter.