City workers at S. Mukhanov Drama Theater face eviction from apartments provided by the mayor
In the heart of Petropavlovsk, the 19th microdistrict houses a significant building known as "The Doctors' House." This building, once home to four families of artists from the Kazakh Musical-Dramatic Theater, has been the centre of a controversy that has been ongoing for years.
The residents of "The Doctors' House," including Nurbek Askarov and his family, have been fighting to either retain their apartments or be given alternative housing. Askarov, a native of the West Kazakhstan region and an artist with over 7 years of service at the theatre, has demanded either to be allowed to privatize "The Doctors' House" or be given other apartments. His wife and he visited the akim's office a year ago to discuss this issue, but no progress has been made.
Gulnaz Gainullina, a mother of two, is one of the families living in "The Doctors' House." She fears losing her housing as the building is being sought to be returned to state ownership. If they don't get their house back, she stated that they'll have to leave their jobs and potentially face homelessness.
The regional Health Department and the Culture Department have declined to comment on the scandalous situation regarding "The Doctors' House." However, Dosbol Abdrisov, acting head of the Culture, Archives, and Documentation Department of the West Kazakhstan region, stated that they are discussing and resolving the issue of departmental apartments, and he expects it to be resolved within a year.
The artists at the Kazakh Musical-Dramatic Theater, who number around 20, earn between 80,000 tenge for beginners to 113,000 tenge for those who have been working for around 20 years. Despite these salaries, they find the amounts insufficient to rent a place or secure a mortgage, making "The Doctors' House" a valuable asset for them.
As the situation remains uncertain, the actors and their families continue to hope for a resolution that allows them to keep their homes. If they are forced to leave "The Doctors' House," Nurbek Askarov and his wife may have to return to their hometown, while Gulnaz Gainullina and her family may face the prospect of homelessness.
For updates on this ongoing situation, monitoring local official statements or regional news outlets may provide more recent developments as they become available.
- The discussion over the fate of "The Doctors' House" in Petropavlovsk's 19th microdistrict extends to various aspects, including policy-and-legislation and home-and-garden sectors.
- Nurbek Askarov, an artist and resident of "The Doctors' House," has been actively participating in politics, advocating for his family's right to either retain their apartment or be offered alternative housing.
- General-news outlets have been covering the ongoing controversy surrounding "The Doctors' House," providing updates on the artists' fight to avoid homelessness.
