Day of the Builder of Kyrgyzstan
Description:
The New Breath of Construction
It is celebrated on the second Sunday of August.
Established by the Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic of July 28, 1994 No. 539, in order to preserve and develop professional traditions, taking into account the appeals of employees of organizations and enterprises of the republican construction complex.
Before the adoption of the national legal act, the Day of the Builder in Kyrgyzstan began to be celebrated as all builders of the USSR August 12, 1956 September 6, 1955 issued a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR "On the establishment of the annual holiday "Builder's Day". It was scheduled to be celebrated every second Sunday in August.
Traditionally, on this day, builders of Kyrgyzstan hand over new facilities: schools, hospitals, bridges, residential buildings.
As for all professional holidays, the President and Prime Minister, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic congratulate builders, take part in solemn events, in the opening of various facilities, the best builders are awarded with state awards.
The industry employs over 26,000 people.
Today, more than 166,000 families are in need of housing, or in its improvement, housing more than 16,000 families are located in areas dangerous from the point of view of natural disasters and other emergencies and they must be resettled in safe areas.
At the end of 2006, Kyrgyzstan took the 6th place among the CIS countries in the commissioning of housing.