Project of new satellite city Kazan Smart City to be realized in Tatarstan
5 July 2012, Thursday
The project of new satellite city "Kazan Smart City" is to be realized in Tatarstan. The satellite city will be constructed close to the international airport Kazan at the area of 350 hectares.
Technical and financial issues of the project have been discussed at a meeting of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with officials of Malaysian consortium (AMANAH Capital Group, Straits Consulting Engineers), the largest conglomerate of the United Arab Emirates (TECOM Investments) and Siemens company.
Welcoming attendees of the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov said that realization of the project seems to be interesting for republic in the context of provision of new jobs, involvement of small and medium-size companies, increase of Tatarstan’s investment attractiveness, and adoption of smart and energy-resource saving technologies.
Presentation of the project was organized for the President. He was told about the project concept, attraction of experts and companies having great experience in successful implementation of smart city projects in a number of countries and adoption of smart infrastructure technologies.
Main developer of the master plan is “AGM Planning and Urban Design Group” - the largest developer of master plans of big infrastructure projects in Malaysia. JSC “Tatinvestgrazhdanproekt” will act as a technical partner.
Siemens experience in terms of infrastructure and energy saving technologies will be used when implementing the project. One of the model projects of the company is Masdar city (Abu Dhabi, UAE).
Major Russian and international financial institutions will render financial consulting aid in the context of project creation and management.
To the point, the project Kazan Smart City was presented by the Investment Development Agency at the international forum KAZANINVEST 2012. The satellite city is supposed to become a new business center of the Republic of Tatarstan and attract big international, Russian and Tatarstan companies.
Kazan will enjoy modern world-class infrastructure comprised of the exhibition and conference center, administrative center, educational and health care areas, and high-tech production zone. Export, insurance and financial companies, outsourcing, business, scientific and research centers and government organizations will be potential residents of the Kazan Smart City.
Railway aeroexpress line that will connect the Kazan international airport and the city center will pass through the satellite city.
According to the concept, the project will meet the following criteria: smart technologies and social infrastructure, energy saving technologies and “green” zones in the sphere of urban planning. Special conditions will be provided for businessmen on the territory of the Kazan Smart City (notably, “one stop” principle, tax benefits, minimal cost of connection to engineering infrastructure).
On 13 July, speaking at a regular meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov with participation of the regional First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Nigmatullin and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Lenar Garipov reported about situation with the crops, readiness of harvesting complex and forage conservation work.
On July 8, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic, Head of the State Archive-Keeping Committee of Tatarstan Gulnara Gabdrakhmanova informed about the genealogy festival “Echoes of centuries in the history of the family”, which has been taking place under the patronage of the State Committee of the Republic for Archival Affairs since 2019. During the period of its existence, over 10,000 people took part in it.
On 3 July Tatarstan First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Nigmatullin and the regional Minister for Youth Affairs Rinat Sadykov took part in a solemn ceremony of opening the shift “Time of young heroes” in the children’s recreation camp Chayka in Vysokaya Gora region of the republic. More than 250 kids from 15 regions of the republic are taking part in this shift which is held for the second time this year, and speaking at the ceremony, Rustam Nigmatullin said: “Such shifts facilitate development of desire of young people to make their country better, to be proud of it and to protect their families and friends. We lay great hopes on you as you are the ones to create history of our Fatherland. I am sure the shift will be interesting, bright and informative.”
On 2 June, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic held with all regions of the republic taking part in it via video conference, the regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Zyabbarov told journalists about preparation and holding the International Agribusiness Exhibition AgroVolga and the current situation in the agribusiness.