Capital repair of 687 multi-apartment houses started in Tatarstan
3 May 2014, Saturday
On May 3, at a regional video conference held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov at Tatarstan Government House, Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Municipal Economy Irek Faizullin reported that capital repair of 687 multi-apartment houses started in 40 Tatarstan municipalities.
Repair works are being done at 159 schools and 13 children’s recreation camps.
It was noted that 135 social objects, 104 schools are being adapted under “Accessible environment” programme.
The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Services is a state customer, coordinator, developer, and authorized body of the Republic of Tatarstan. Total funding of the programme makes 539.6 million roubles in 2014.
According to Tatarstan Gasification Fund and municipal authorities, 782 boilers are to be repaired in 2014, personal boilers will be installed at 3, 958 flats.
Capital repair works are also carried out at 15 veterinary associations.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.
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.