Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in opening of Reading and Recreation Park named after G. Tukai in Nizhnekamsk
14 August 2015, Friday
On August 14, within the framework of his working trip to Nizhnekamsk, Interim President of Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov participated in the opening of Reading and Recreation Park named after G. Tukai. Head of Nizhnekamsk region Aidar Metshin and other officials were present in the event. In addition, later on the same day library of new generation was opened there.
Interim President of Tatarstan Republic congratulated Nizhnekamsk citizens on these events and noted that combination of the library and thematic park will become a good example for the whole republic. “State-of-the-art technologies are used here, we invited the most experienced specialists from Moscow. We are planning to realize our ideas in other regions of Tatarstan Republic. I hope that the park will attract school children, students and adults”, Rustam Minnikhanov said.
Aidar Metshin reminded that both park and library are opened in the framework of Year of Parks and Squares initiated by Rustam Minnikhanov.
64 million roubles were allocated from republic budget to implementation of the project. The park designed by Nizhnekamsk architects covers 3.2 hectares with unusual fountain, sculptures of characters of G. Tukai poems, comfortable benches, free Wi-Fi, flower beds and lawns, pedestrian and bicycle lanes, and bicycle, scooters and roller-blades rental service.
As for the library, 9 million roubles were allocated to upgrade it, and there are three reading rooms of fiction literature, periodicals and professional literature, respectively. Nizhnekamsk citizens can visit the cafe theatre, creative workshop and Children's Room.
For more details, see official website of Nizhnekamsk region http://e-nkama.ru/news/252/33844/
Tatarstan President's Press Office, using materials of official website of Nizhnekamsk region
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