Ildar Khalikov: New tasks are set before Tatarstan transport industry in 2015
29 January 2015, Thursday
On January 29, speaking at the summary collegium session of RT Ministry of Transport and Road facilities, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov said that in 2015 the Tatarstan transport industry will have to cope with important tasks to be set and improve efficiency of work. Head of the Federal Road Agency Roman Starovoit, Chief federal inspector in the Republic of Tatarstan Renat Timerzyanov and heads of enterprises in transport industry took part in the session.
Tatarstan Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin summarized the results of activity of regional transport complex and set tasks for 2015. “The Ministry will continue developing International airport Kazan and increasing its passenger traffic. The airport is interested in developing domestic travel services, such as to Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk. The programme providing flights to cities of Volga Federal District will be implemented. Mobile check-in service in Kazan airport will be available on the threshold of the XVI World Aquatic Championship. Development of Kazan airport’s infrastructure will be continued. Modernization of Begishevo airport is also to be carried out,” Lenar Safin reported.
Cargo traffic on railway has been decreased. It is expected that Aeroexpress trains' route will be lengthened, and ticket price will be reduced up to 50 roubles.
Another important task is provision of transport services during the XVI World Aquatic Championship to be held in Kazan. Struggle with illegal transport operators, hard surface road construction to connect 50 settlements are stipulated in the plan. In 2015 Sviyazhsk interregional multimodal logistic center to take cargo traffic of Kazan River Port will be commissioned.
Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov summed up that the Ministry will cope with all the tasks in spite of the fact that this year will be difficult for transport industry as well as for economy and handed in a number of awards to distinguished employees of Tatarstan transport industry.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
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.