It is not permitted to open bathing season at any of Kazan beaches
4 June 2013, Tuesday
On June 4 participants of the briefing concerning preparation for bathing season informed that it was not permitted to open the bathing season at any of Kazan beaches yet.
Marina Patyashina, Head of Tatarstan Department of Federal Supervision Agency for Customer Protection and Human Welfare, informed that Tatarstaners normally use 200 places for bathing. Water and soil sampling is held two times before the bathing season and twice a month during the season.
According to May analysis, there was no pathogenic flora found in basins.
However, none of the beaches will be opened until results of final tests are obtained.
Ilkham Nasubullin, Chief state inspector for small vessels, asked citizens to pay special attention to safety measures when bathing. From the beginning of the current year seven people have already died. Most of fatal accidents happen when people go bathing in a state of alcoholic intoxication.
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.
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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.