On March 17 construction of new energy-efficient house was started in Kazan (Kirovsky district, 2, Khalturina st.). A capsule with high performance building materials was laid to mark the start of construction.
On March 17 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Chairman of supervision council of State Corporation "Housing and Utility Reform Foundation" Sergey Stepashin and Board Chairman of State Corporation "Housing and Utility Reform Foundation" Konstantin Tsitsin, who came to Kazan to take part in regional meeting on implementation of programmes of capital repair of common property of multi-apartment houses and relocation of citizens from hazardous housing stock.
On March 17, at their meeting at Tatarstan Government House Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and executives of Ernst&Young discussed prospects for further cooperation between Tatarstan and the company.
On March 17, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin and other officials took part in a solemn awarding of the winners of Regional contest “Philanthropist of the year 2013” at the Dzhalil Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kazan.
On March 15, speaking at a plenary session of the III All-Russia meeting of businessmen from Tatar villages, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov noted the contribution of village businessmen to the preservation and promotion of the Tatar language, culture and traditions.
On March 15 at a regional meeting held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at Tatarstan Government House Tatarstan, Minister of Land and Property Relations Azat Khamaev reported on work on defining boundaries of municipal regions, being done in Tatarstan.
On March 15 at a regional meeting held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin reported that hard-surfaced roads would be built towards 68 rural settlements in Tatarstan by 2014.