A total of 806.8 thousand square meters of housing commissioned in Tatarstan

On May 8, at Tatarstan House of Government, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a video conference on housing construction, road construction and spring farm campaign. Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of the republic Irek Faizullin, and other officials took part in the meeting.

Delivering the keynote report, Faizullin said that a total of 806.8 thousand square metres of housing had been put into operation since the beginning of the year.

As of 8 May, 37 houses for 193 war veterans are under construction within the regional programme to improve WWII veterans’ living conditions. A total of 21 residential buildings are expected to be constructed in 2015 under the rental housing programme. Thirty houses with 340 flats have been put into operation within the low-cost mortgage programme, the official said.

Fifty million roubles have been allocated from the regional budget to provide housing for young families, he reminded.

The work within the Rural clubs programme has commenced at all 42 construction sites.