Tatarstan takes the fourth place among Russian regions by housing construction in 2011
27 January 2012, Friday
137,3 thousand m² of housing have been commissioned in Tatarstan in January 2012, including 42,4 thousand m² - by the program of social mortgage, 44 thousand m² - multi-apartment investment housing, low-rise housing – 50,0 thousand m². Such data was given by RT Minister of construction, architecture and housing Irek Faizullin at a republican meeting in the House of RT Government on January, 27.
The meeting in format of video conference was held by Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov.
Irek Faizullin informed according to the final data of Federal State statistics service 2 mln 396 thousand m² of housing were commissioned in the Republic of Tatarstan in 2011. By this parameter Republic takes the fourth place in Russia after Moscow, Krasnodar regions and St.Petersburg.
By words of Head of RT Ministry of construction 110 houses for 354 veterans of Great Patriotic War are planned to be constructed by the 9th of May 2012. He also informed another tranche in the amount of 690 mln 158 thousand was allocated to Republic.
As for the program of liquidation of failing housing stock, the number of dilapidated houses was reduced from 319 to 262 thousand m², Head of the ministry said. 30 municipalities of Republic took part in realization of the program.
CEO of RT State housing fund under RT President Talgat Abdullin told about the situation with housing construction within the program of social mortgage.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.