In Turksib area of Almaty, a substantial household has been newly erected to accommodate a sizable family.
In the heart of Almaty, the Turksib district has seen a significant change for one large, disabled family. For years, they have been living traditionally, gathering wood and lighting stoves for heating three times a day during the cold season. Their situation was particularly difficult, as they had no access to gas or water.
However, a ray of hope has shone upon them. The microdistrict elders, led by Dolkuntai Aubaikhriyev, have been aware of their plight for a long time. Recently, a kind-hearted group of people and businessmen from Almaty stepped forward to help. They built a new warm and spacious house for the family and even laid the gas for them.
The mother of the family is overjoyed. She no longer has to live this way, thanks to the construction of her new home. The microdistrict elders expressed hope that everything will be normal for the family, as they had been struggling for a long time.
The family will celebrate the upcoming holidays in their new home, which was connected to blue fuel for free less than a month ago. This act of kindness was reported by Almaty.tv. Similar assistance was provided to 14 other needy families in the Nurshakhan microdistrict by the same investors.
Gasification for private homes in Almaty, including the Turksib district, is part of broader infrastructure and energy modernization efforts in the region. The Almaty-2 power station, a key facility related to the city's gas supply infrastructure, is scheduled for full commissioning in 2026, with a transition to gas expected to be completed by then. However, the plant will continue to run partly on coal until 2030 as it phases in gas technology, reflecting some delays and operational overlaps.
Regarding assistance for low-income families with gasification, specific targeted programs or subsidies for private home gas connections in the Turksib district or Almaty more generally were not mentioned explicitly in the provided sources. However, given the significant government and energy sector investments in expanding gas infrastructure and commitments from the Minister of Energy, it is likely that support mechanisms exist or are being considered to facilitate access for economically vulnerable households, often standard in such public utilities transitions. Further details would likely be available from local municipal authorities or Kazakhstan's social assistance programs.
As of this year, 918 houses in the Turksib district had stove heating, and half of them have been connected to blue fuel. The work on the gasification of private houses in the Turksib district is ongoing, with Investor Baken Zhadyrasyn having been helping the district since 2016.
For detailed and current information about assistance programs, contacting Almaty municipal services or social welfare agencies would be recommended.
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- The family's lifestyle is set to undergo a significant transformation with the provision of gas and water supplies in their new home.
- The fashion-and-beauty, food-and-drink, and home-and-garden aspects of their life would likely improve with a stable energy source, as opposed to the traditional wood-burning stoves.
- The relationships within the family and the Turksib community may strengthen further, as the family's living conditions improve, supported by ongoing government and investor initiatives.
