From September 15 to October 25, 2026, Almaty will undergo a comprehensive autumn rodent control operation. The efforts will target open rodent habitats on public land, covering a total area of over 47,000 hectares, as reported by the city's Department of Public Utilities and Housing Inspection.

Experts will treat green areas, open biotopes, rodent burrows, irrigation networks, riverbanks and bodies of water, as well as public transportation stops. Residents in private sectors will receive free bait along with instructions and guidance on its use.

According to Article 107 of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Code "On the Health of the People and the Healthcare System," individuals and legal entities must undertake disinfection, disinsection, and rodent control at their own expense.

The responsibility for treating private lands, properties, buildings, and structures lies with their owners. Rodent control for communal properties of apartment buildings, including basements, attics, staircases, and surrounding areas, is funded by House Owner Co-operatives (KSK) or Owner's Cooperative of Property (OSIs), as well as by property owners and tenants.

To enhance the effectiveness of the treatment, legal entities, KSKs, OSIs, and other responsible organizations are encouraged to synchronize rodent control of their buildings, properties, and container sites with the ongoing city-wide campaign.

reports ЖКХ24, citing the website of the Department of Public Utilities and Housing Inspection of Almaty.

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In Almaty, ongoing efforts are being made to comprehensively enhance eight city streets and the First President's Park. These projects are being executed on Satpaev, Rozybakiyev, Zharokov, Timiryazev, Zhandosov, Masanchi streets, as well as on Seifullin and Abay avenues, spanning a total of approximately 34 km.

The revitalization initiative includes upgrading areas from facade to facade: constructing sidewalks and pedestrian zones, landscaping, building automatic irrigation systems, modernizing outdoor lighting and utility networks, installing small architectural structures, and creating children's and sports playgrounds.

Work is in progress on pedestrian infrastructure, utility networks, outdoor lighting, and landscaping at the sites. The projects expect to plant 4,357 trees and around 795,000 shrubs. An automatic irrigation system, with a total length of about 1,012 km, is being developed to care for the plantings.

Additionally, plans call for approximately 60 children's and sports playgrounds and the development of cycling infrastructure. Upon completion, the length of the bike lanes in these areas will increase by more than 10 km, from 7.21 to 17.77 km.

Special attention is given to public spaces. As part of the Satpaev street enhancement, Republic Square, covering 6.9 hectares, has been reconstructed. Here, 277 trees and over 32,600 shrubs have been planted, and 550 meters of bike lanes have been laid out.

On Timiryazev Street, the area in front of the Atakent complex, covering 0.37 hectares, has been updated. This includes the planting of 67 trees and over 17,200 shrubs, along with the addition of 100 meters of bike lanes.

Rozybakiyev Street features plans for creating linear parks between Karasai Batyr and Zhambyl streets, as well as on eight other segments.

A major standalone project remains the enhancement of the First President's Park. The plans include comprehensive landscaping, planting approximately 1 million green plants including trees, shrubs, and flowers, and creating an automatic irrigation system with three reservoirs.

reports ЖКХ24, citing the Almaty City Akimat website.

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