Rustam Minnikhanov visits training centre in Sarmanovo

On May 8, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov began his visit to Sarmanovo region if the republic by laying flowers to the monument to WWII veterans, erected here in 1997.

Minnikhanov greeted war veterans and wished them a happy upcoming holiday, 70th Victory Day. The Sarmanovo region is home to 1,113 war veterans. A total of 11,252 people left for the front during WWII, with more than 7,000 killed or gone missing from this region.

Minnikhanov visited the Sarmanovo working occupation centre that trains personnel for agricultural producers. The centre was opened at the Sarmanovo Agrarian College and provides training in tractor operation, electro-gas welding, mechanics, public catering product engineering, and driving.

Last year, 230 people graduated from the college, 566 are studying now, its Deputy Director Ilfat Nigmatullin said.

Rustam Minnikhanov inspected centre’s infrastructure, auditoriums and gymnasium, as well as Sarmanovo Agrarian College’s training and production infrastructure.

He called the resource centre a model, adding that with the kind of facilities the students should find the studies interesting.

Acting president also wished those gathered to complete the sowing campaign successfully.