Participants of the forum “Safety and communication” discuss road safety
27 February 2014, Thursday
On February 27 participants of III International research conference "Modern problems of life safety: present and future" discussed road safety within the framework of the forum “Safety and communication” in Kazan (February 27-March 1).
More than 250 people, employees of Tatarstan and Russian ministries and agencies, foreign and Russian scientists took part in the conference.
Ildar Khalikov noted that road accidents cause life-threatening situations for participants of road traffic, in spite of development of road networks, technological progress, improvement of legislation. It is a very urgent problem, and not all solutions are efficient, he added.
Experts of University of Michigan found out that 18 people for 100 thousand of population die every year because of road accidents. Death rates differ and depend on economic development of countries. Most people die in Namibia, Thailand and Iran.
Tatarstan faces serious problems in this term. 700 people die because of road accidents in the region. For the last 10 years the number of vehicles increased from 700 thousand to 1.5 mln. The number of violations increased from 1 to 5 mln.
Head of State Road Safety Inspectorate Rifkat Minnikhanov made report on use of control and supervision facilities and study of road safety issues in Tatarstan, key projects under implementation and adaptive traffic control technology.
Specialists from Norway, Finland and other countries delivered speeches at the conference.
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
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.