Ildar Khalikov holds meeting in Nizhnekamsk on preparation for anniversary of city
31 January 2015, Saturday
On January 31, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov held the first off-site meeting in Nizhnekamsk on preparation for 50th anniversary of the city. It should be noted that, in August, 2014, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov signed an edict on celebrating 50th anniversary of the city in 2016. The organizing committee chaired by Tatarstan President consists of 22 people.
Before the meeting, members of the organizing committee visited facilities of Cultural Center, Children's municipal hospital with perinatal centre, Nizhnekamsk Central District multi-field hospital to be reconstructed and presented for 50th anniversary.
In addition, representatives of the organizing committee looked around Lemaev square to be reconstructed and discussed improvement of Central city park, construction of a new school and kindergarten in new residential neighbourhoods of Nizhnekamsk.
Later, Ildar Khalikov emphasized that all facilities to be looked over are reasonably chosen as citizens need up-to-date medical, educational and cultural institutions and they will be built here in the future despite the fact that it requires large investments.
“Such attention to the anniversary is not occasional. Nizhnekamsk is a major industrial centre of Tatarstan as well as of Russia. It is the third most populous city in the republic and one of the largest petrochemical centres in the country. The events, dated to 50th anniversary should be carried out at level worthy of Nizhnekamsk”, Ildar Khalikov noted and reported on works to be done in 2014.
As for 2015, 97 houses will be repaired under capital repair programme. The third kindergarten will be built with two ones constructed in 2014. This year 67.2 billion roubles will be allocated from the budget to greenfield development within the framework of “Year of squares and parks” programme realization.
Summing up, Ildar Khalikov thanked the heads of Tatneft and TAIF group companies for taking an active part in city events and expressed hope for further collaboration in preparation for anniversary of Nizhnekamsk.
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