Ildar Khalikov: 831 settlements do not have roads with hard covering in Tatarstan

According to the data for January, 1, 2012, 831 settlements do not have roads with hard covering in the Republic of Tatarstan, Acting RT President – Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov informed at the board session of the Russian ministry of transport (Moscow).

Answering journalists’ questions, Ildar Khalikov marked that roads with hard covering were earlier built in 20-25 settlements annually, in 2011 – in 60 settlements. It was possible due to federal support and extra funding allocated in accordance with the assignment of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov.

“This problem is still the most urgent for republic and we are not going to slow down,” Ildar Khalikov said.

Plans on changing the park of public transport throughout the country were discussed at the session. Specialists of RF Ministry of transport addressed federal Government with request to launch a program on changing urban autopark. The program is meant to be realized jointly with regions.

Continuation of realization of the program “Available environment” aimed at providing comfortable conditions for travelling and improvement of life quality of handicapped people was also discussed at the meeting.