Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov travels by new express tram in Kazan
7 May 2013, Tuesday
New express tram has started running between “Solnechny gorod” micro district and railway station today. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, employees of city executive committee, MUP “Metroelectrotrans” and journalists were the first to travel by new tram.
According to Director General of MUP “Metroelectrotrans” Asfan Galyavov, the tram left good impression on Rustam Minnikhanov. By and large, Kazan tram depot will have 30 new tramcars this year.
After the trip Rustam Minnikhanov answered questions of a federal TV channel.
“On the threshold of Universiade three new metro stations will be launched, we have purchased new trams, buses, built new road junctions, pedestrian crossings, and sport venues. We are glad to see all our achievements,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
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.