Main works on eliminating consequences of the accident in Agryz to be finished by the evening of Wednesday
6 June 2011, Monday
“Main works on eliminating consequences of the explosion at ammunition dump are planned to be finished in Agryz by the evening of Wednesday, June 8”, - RT Premier Ildar Khalikov said being interviewed by journalists.
Head of republican government reminded that much damage was caused to Agryz by explosive wave notwithstanding remoteness of the settlement from the place of explosion. “There was not any undamaged building in Agryz. Unfortunately almost all social objects were damaged”, - Ildar Khalikov stated.
By words of Premier, work on restoration of social objects was carried out for two days. He noted that it was very difficult to change glasses. “Builders showed real heroism. They were working and not sleeping for two days. By today’s morning 15 000 glasses were fixed. During first 24 hours health care objects were restored, pre-school institutions were restored yesterday. For today’s morning all objects of social sector are functioning in normal mode”, - Ildar Khalikov informed.
The situation is still serious in housing fund. PM informed that builders help citizens with changing glasses, 15 points of glass cutting and giving out have been deployed in the town. “For today’s morning 40 % of windows were restored. We expect that within three days the problem will be settled”, - Ildar Khalikov said.
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.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.