President Sadyr Japarov made a working visit to Talas region today and attended the official opening of Talas Arena, the city’s new central stadium, reported 24.kg, citing the presidential press service.
At a meeting with residents of Talas city and the Talas and Bakai-Ata districts, Japarov announced plans for a 350-bed regional hospital and three 100-bed general practice centres in the Talas, Manas and Aitmatov districts. Construction is due to begin in 2027. A perinatal centre is already being built in Talas.
Officials told the president that the city’s budget has more than quadrupled in five years, from 224 million soms in 2021 to a projected 947.6 million soms in 2026. Investment is expected to rise almost 16-fold, to 8.2 billion soms. Projects completed since 2021 are worth 11.8 billion soms in total. They include a central park, a presidential lyceum, a university branch, the new stadium and six mini-football pitches. The city has also bought 30 electric buses and paved 57.6 km of roads.
Japarov highlighted development of the Jerooy gold deposit and support for local producers. He backed a plum-processing plant in Bakai-Ata district and instructed agencies to organize regular passenger transport between districts.
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November 2, 2026