Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in All-Russia meeting on preparation for winter season
27 November 2013, Wednesday
On November 27 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in All-Russia meeting on preparation for winter season held by Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev.
Opening the meeting, Head of Russian Government said that people’s living conditions for a long period depend on proper preparation for winter season. This year it was rather complicated to carry out preparatory works because of flood in Far East region. Another problem is shallowing of Northern rivers and early end of navigation.
Dmitry Medvedev informed that 2.5 bln m² of housing were to be prepared for winter season. In general, the plan was completed, however, some regions did not manage to carry out preparatory work in time.
One of main negative factors is the increase in fuel and power debts of enterprises of housing and utility sector (113 mln rubles).
Russian Minister of municipal economy Mikhail Men informed that readiness of housing facilities for winter is 99,9%, boiler houses and water supply lines - 100 %, heat supply systems - 99,9%.
By and large, regions planned to allocate 301,7 bln rubles for preparatory works.
Russian Minister of Energy Aleksandr Novak, and Minister of Far East development Aleksandr Galushka made reports at the meeting.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials