Tatarstan President inspects reconstruction works in Staro-Tatarskaya sloboda
12 May 2013, Sunday
On May 12 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Irek Faizullin, and Aide to Tatarstan President Olesya Baltusova made a walking tour around Staro-Tatarskaya sloboda in Kazan.
Rustam Minnikhanov looked around three historical buildings in Safyan street. Restoration of the main house of Apanaev’s estate that was built at the end of 18th century has now been nearly completed.
Participants of the tour walked down Kayum Nasyri street and looked around several reconstructed historical buildings. Rustam Minnikhanov asked to think over site improvement issues.
Tatarstan President paid attention to poor condition of 12th house in Nasyri street, and gave certain tasks to the Ministry of Forestry responsible for restoration works.
Finally, Rustam Minnikhanov inspected restoration of a historical district which lies across Tatarstan, nasyri, Mardzhani, and Zaini Sultan streets. Here investors are reconstructing buildings and courtyards of Kushaev, Kazakov, and Sabitov’s estates.
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.