Spring flood in Tatarstan is forecasted for March 25 – April 5
22 March 2011, Tuesday
“Traffic restrictions for cargo transport will be imposed in Tatarstan from April, 15”, - RT Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin informed at briefing in RT Cabinet.
Briefing was dedicated to issues of preparation of all responsible ministries and institutions of republic for flood-dangerous period.
According to the Head of Chief Department of Russian Ministry of emergency situations on RT - Minister for civil defence and emergency situations Rafis Khabibullin break-up of rivers and advent of flowage is forecasted for March 25 – April 5. By and large 4098 rivers extending for 19 thousand km flow on the territory of Tatarstan Republic, there are four water storage basins, 1025 hydrotechnical constructions.
Rafis Khabibullin informed that in case of the worst circumstances Kazan and 17 regions of republic may be under flood.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.