Transport plan of summer Universiade-2013 presented
5 February 2011, Saturday
The Transport plan of summer Universiade-2013 has been presented to Deputy Minister of transport of Russia Oleg Belozerov and RT President Rustam Minnikhanov.
The document was presented at session of working group on transport infrastructure and logistics of Council under RF President on developing physical culture and sport, elite sport, preparation and holding XXII Olympic winter games and XI Paralympic winter games 2014 in Sochi, XXVII World summer Universiade 2013 and Football championship 2018.
The session of working group was held in Kazan in House of RT Government under chairmanship of Deputy Minister of transport of Russia Oleg Belozerov.
The Transport plan of Universiade-2013 has been developed by specialists of St. Petersburg institute of transport infrastructure.
The principle of heritage is used in the document that implies further long-term use of Kazan transport network and its development. According to the estimates of specialists in the period of holding Universiade 2013 increase of loads on transport network in the city will be considerably exceeded.
In particular, the transport plan implies limitation of private auto transport access to the areas adjoining places of competitions, organization of transportation of sportsmen, spectators and citizens, organization of public transport work, including city electric transport as the main one.
Upon the whole developers of Transport plan of Universiade-2013 propose holding 67 events.
Within the limits of realization of federal target program “Development of transport system of Russia (2010-2015)” and program “Modernization of Unified system of organizing air traffic in RF (2009-2015)”, measures on reconstructing International airport “Kazan” are provided.
Besides, a scheme of Kazan Metro will be progressing.
RT Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin told about reconstruction of international airport “Kazan”. Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin mentioned construction and reconstruction of road-street network of Kazan within the limits of preparation for holding summer Universiade 2013.
The issue of providing the disabled free moving was also discussed at the session.
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.