On April 12 at a regional meeting at Tatarstan Government House held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Municipal Economy Irek Faizullin said that 753, 000 m² (31.4 per cent of the annual plan) of housing were commissioned in Tatarstan as of April 11.
He reminded that under the programme of relocation of citizens from shabby houses, information concerning all houses located on the republic should be presented in the system of State Housing Fund of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan to provide housing under social mortgage programme.
Reporting on social mortgage programme, Irek Faizullin said that 24 houses with total area of 69.3 thousand m² were commissioned as of April 11.
As for rental housing, 11 houses with total area of 41, 492 m² will be constructed in 2014, including 8 houses for Innopolis employees in Verkhny Uslon region, a 119-apartment house for IT park employees in Naberezhnye Chelny, 156-apartment house for employees of SEZ “Alabuga”, and 44-apartment house in Zhurnalistov st. (Kazan).
Besides, a 64-apartment house and cottage township with total area of 11, 421 m² for employees of SEZ “Alabuga” are under construction.
Concerning construction of investment housing, 33 of 121 multi-apartment houses have been built.
Summing up, Rustam Minnikhanov asked to organize double-shift work during the construction season, that is especially important for strategic objects, such as SEZ “Innopolis”.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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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 Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
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