Work to develop engineering and utility infrastructure is continuing in Turkestan Region under the president's directive to provide drinking water to remote communities. The regional akim is keeping a close watch on the effort, the infohub.kz website reports.
During a working trip to Tolebi district, regional head Nuralkhan Kusherov visited the town of Lenger and inspected the current condition of the Dostyk-2 well and the work being carried out there.
To supply residents with clean drinking water, the Dostyk-2 well was cleaned and given routine repairs. The project was carried out by STROY SYSTEM INC LLP and completed in December 2025. Its total cost was 196.6 million tenge.
Lenger is currently home to 33,848 residents. Drinking water is supplied to 8,280 subscribers. With daily consumption at 8,962 cubic meters, about 12,000 cubic meters of water is fed into the supply system.
The town's main water pipelines run 35.2 kilometers, while internal networks extend 144 kilometers. The three main reservoirs have a combined design capacity of 14,000 cubic meters.
Design and estimate documentation for the project was drawn up at a cost of 124 million 611 thousand tenge, of which 32 million 625 thousand tenge came from the district budget and 91 million 986 thousand tenge from the regional budget. Construction work under the project has been completed.
The regional akim noted that providing the population with clean drinking water is one of the key tasks set by the head of state. He therefore instructed that work proceed systematically to ensure an uninterrupted supply of drinking water to residents.