Nuralkhan Kusherov, the Akim (Governor), Turkestan Region, Kazakhstan, has directed regional department heads and district and city akims to increase efforts to attract investments to the region.
As part of this initiative, Yerlan Nurmakhanov, Governor, Baidibek, Turkestan region, presented plans for the construction of a new cotton processing complex in the district. The project will help boost the cotton processing industry in the region.
Work on the project has commenced with fencing of the plot. Developers of the project plan to organize the production processes using modern technologies, as per a report.
The district's Akimat is supervising the investment project and taking steps to ensure it is completed on time and to a high standard.
Being developed by the Kazakhstani company ‘Amanat Agro Holding,’ the project entails an investment of 2.7 billion tenge (approximately $5.4 million). The complex will process 60,000 tons of raw cotton annually. Once completed, the project will create 60 new jobs (per shift).