President of Tatarstan makes detour of objects under construction in Kazan
12 August 2012, Sunday
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has visited new IT lyceum, Republican Clinical Hospital and Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital, rowing canal and Universiade media center during his working detour.
Head of republic was accompanied by Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov, Minister of construction, architecture, housing and utilities Irek Faizullin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.
IT lyceum for talented people is being created on the territory of Universiade Village. 360 children from different Russian cities will study at new educational institution. They will be accommodated in one of the buildings of the Universiade Village.
Participants of the detour inspected lyceum premises – classrooms, gym and assembly hall, dining-room and living rooms. “The building must be provided with high-quality advanced equipment,” the Tatarstan President stressed. Rustam Minnikhanov gave assignment to think over variants of the territory development, fit out sports grounds and places for comfortable rest.
When visiting the Republican Clinical Hospital, Rustam Minnikhanov again focused on issues of the territory development. He walked around the hospital and was very dissatisfied with absence of normal pedestrian sidewalks and a great number of abandoned premises.
At the Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital Rustam Minnikhanov paid attention to interior decoration of rooms.
While viewing the rowing canal, participants of the detour discovered the water area on the motor boat. In particular, they inspected the embankment area that must be cleared of rubbish.
Renewed project of the building was presented to Rustam Minnikhanov at the construction site of the Universiade media center.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials