Tunneling of second construction stage of Kazan underground finished
20 July 2012, Friday
Construction of the right underground tunnel between stations “Dekabristov” and “Kozya sloboda” has finished. The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Minister of construction, architecture, housing and utilities Irek Faizullin watched the tunneling machine “Altynchech” appear.
The 1360-meter stretch tunnel was the last one from six tunnels meant to be constructed within the second stage of the Kazan underground. Tunneling of the second stage finished today. Builders now have to end up construction of three stations.
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that completion of tunneling is a great success of builders. “The next task is to put three stations into service in May. Work will be continued, we have one more station on the first line and another line to build,” Head of republic said.
Chief of MUP “Kazmetrostroi” Marat Rakhimov promised to finish the construction by May, 9, 2013.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.