Rustam Minnikhanov visits objects of summer Universiade under construction
3 March 2013, Sunday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited construction site of football stadium “Kazan Arena” for 45 thousand seats in Kazan.
Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov reported on course of construction works, current situation and involved building brigades from municipal regions. About one thousand workers are working at the construction site. Accompanied by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Minister of construction, architecture, housing and communal sector Irek Faizullin Rustam Minnikhanov inspected premises of the stadium.
Rustam Minnikhanov was told about interior engineering, finishing and façade works and site improvement activity.
President of Tatarstan noted big changes that took place at the construction site.
Later on the same day Rustam Minnikhanov visited Aquatics Palace and inspected works underway.
The President also estimated rates of work at the object “International information centre” in Universiade Village. Mayor of Universiade Village Farid Abdulganiev and Director General of ANO “Executive office of XXVII World summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan” Vladimir Leonov reported on current situation.
At the International information centre visited conference hall for delegations, concert hall and lecture halls.
Besides sports venues Rustam Minnikhanov visited construction site of a multi-purpose complex Clover House in the historical part of Kazan city. General contractor of the object is a Czech company PSJ, investor is a holding company “Clover group”, general designer is OOO “AKB BiPlan”.
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.