Foundation stone of “Smart City Kazan” laid

On October 2 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Vice-speaker of the Federation Council Ilyas Umakhanov, Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, Head of Laishevo region Mikhail Afanasiev, Head of AJM Planning Design Group (APUDG), Chief Architect of “Smart City Kazan” Norliza Hashim, Director General of Tatarstan Gulf Investment Company Khalid Al Jassim, representatives of foreign and Russian investors, state authorities, building companies and architects took part in a solemn foundation stone laying ceremony of “Smart City Kazan” in Laishevo region.

Chief Architect of “Smart City Kazan” Norliza Hashim thanked Tatarstan Government for an opportunity to take part in the project implementation.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Chief Architect of “Smart City Kazan” Norliza Hashim, Vice-speaker of the Federation Council Ilyas Umakhanov and Director General of Tatarstan Gulf Investment Company Khalid Al Jassim laid four capsules with messages for future residents of the city.

Within the framework of the official ceremony and the Year of Ecology in Russia, regional director of the Council for ecological building in Russia Dmitry Kolosov presented a certificate to confirm that “Smart City Kazan” is a member of non-profit partnership on development and implementation of ecological building regulations to Director General of Tatarstan Development Corporation Bulat Gayanov.

“Smart City Kazan” is a project of new urban environment for developing business, educational, and research activity to promote and develop prospective economic sectors. The project coordinator is Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, the operator is OAO “Tatarstan Development Corporation”. The general plan was developed by Malaysian companies AJM Planning & Urban Design Group, Straits Consulting Engineers, Amanah Capital Group Limited, and State Unitary Enterprise “Tatinvestgrazhdanproekt”.

“Smart City Kazan” will be located at the area of 650 hectares 3 km away from Kazan international airport 15 km away from Kazan city centre. The territory of smart city will be divided into four zones: the international public and business centre, the centre of education and science, special economic zone, and park area.

Director General of Tatarstan Development Corporation Bulat Gayanov told that the construction period makes 20 years, total amount of investments – 10 bln rubles.