President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visits some objects under construction in Kazan
27 July 2011, Wednesday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited some objects under construction in Kazan. He was accompanied by Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Minister of construction, architecture and utilities Irek Faizullin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin. The first object was the site for constructing the fourth heat source in Kazan (near Republican clinical hospital, residential district “Solnechny gorod” and Universiade Village).
Later on Rustam Minnikhanov and his party went to see the Universiade object - centre of gymnastics being constructed on Syrtlanova street.
Another object was the site for constructing Agro-industrial Park. Head of Agency for innovative development Linar Yakupov presented a general construction plan. The project was developed by GUP “Tatinvestgrazhdanproekt”. It will be completed in June 2012. The estimated total investment cost makes 1,7 bln. Roubles. Total area – 8 hectares.
Rustam Minnikhanov also visited construction sites of Football stadium for 45 000 seats and Palace of water sports for 4,2 thousand seats (both objects situated on Chistopolskaya st.). Works are under way here. We remind that it is planned to hold opening and closing ceremonies of summer Universiade 2013 at the new football stadium. It is also expected to use this sport object during World championship in water sports 2015 in Kazan.
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.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials