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 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
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.
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 regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.