Half a million m² of housing to be commissioned by April 1 in Tatarstan
23 March 2012, Friday
60 thousand m² of housing are planned to be commissioned in Tatarstan by the end of first quarter 2012. Total area of housing commissioned for three months should make 540 thousand m².
Such a data has been cited at a republican video conference meeting held by the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
Opening the meeting, head of republic reminded that the construction plan 2012 implies commissioning of 2,48 mln m² of housing in Tatarstan. 482 thousand m² (19 % of the annual plan) have been commissioned for March 22.
First deputy Minister of construction, architecture, housing and utilities Farit Khanifov reported that 540 thousand m² of housing have been constructed in Tatarstan by April 1, 2011.
Speaking about the program of providing housing for WWII veterans President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov informed that 16961 veterans have now been registered in the program. 15558 of them have received subsidies.
According to Farit Khanifov, construction of 158 houses for 643 WWII veterans is being implemented in republic.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
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.”