Meeting on improvement of building technical regulation system as the basis of building security held at Tatarstan Government House

On December 18 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, First Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utility Services Leonod Stavitsky took part in a meeting on improvement of building technical regulation system as the basis of building security at Tatarstan Government House.

The Republic of Tatarstan was ranked first among regions of Volga Federal District and 5th among Russian regions in terms of construction volumes. 2.4 bln m² of housing were commissioned in the republic in 2013.

Rustam Minnikhanov informed that Tatarstan building sphere has wide opportunities, there are 6.5 thousand building organisations in the region. And there is also lack of highly skilled workers in the industry.

Rustam Minnikhanov reminded that a huge amount work was done during preparation for summer Universiade 2013. A lot of new sports venues, cultural and educational institutions were constructed, and transport infrastructure was modernized.

Moreover, a lot of objects were built under social mortgage, capital repair and other programmes.

Rustam Minnikhanov continued that approval of regulations and standards in building industry is very important as new projects such as Innopolis, Smart-City Kazan, industrial facilities in Nizhnekamsk and Special Economic Zone “Alabuga” are to be implemented.