OREANDA-NEWS. January 13, 2010. Kazakhstan’s housing and communal system will see reformation. It will result in the improvements in gas, water and heating network as well as the organisation of populated areas, the introduction of energy saving technologies and the activity of flat owners’ cooperatives. All of these items have been added on the special action plan. The sphere was promised to become more attractive for investors. The implementation of a four-year plan of the housing and communal management stipulates the allocation of 300 billion tenge. Regardless of the launched large-scale modernization of communal mains as part of the Road Map programme last year, the wear of mains is 70% on average. Many purifying facilities and heating mains require major repairs. The Road Map programme will be carried on in 2010.

Serik Nokin, chairman, Kazakhstan Agency for Construction and Housing Management Affairs

- According to Road Map, about 48 billion tenge will be allocated in 2010 for repair of engineer networks in all regions of the country. In 2009 we realized 812 porjects and realized projects for the sum 60,7 billion tenge.

As part of the programme, it is also planned to facilitate the distribution of flats among military officers. It was also proposed to give out municipal flats to companies which will distribute it among their employees in stead of giving it directly to individuals. Amendments will also be introduced for the cooperative system and flat owners.

Serik Nokin, chairman, Kazakhstan Agency for Construction and Housing Management Affairs

"We believe that one of the key directions in this sphere is the distribution of housing among low-income individuals. Last year, we provided only communal assistance. Now, we can give housing to these people. They can also pay bills in a preliminary manner."