(Kazan City KZN.RU, June 6).
This year the number of complaints from Kazan residents for the services of
utilities has decreased. However, in this regard, the city still has a work -
in order to reduce them to a minimum, disruption in heating systems cannot be
allowed. At today's Business Monday the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin instructed
to monitor compliance with the terms of switching off the hot water strictly
and to punish those businesses that allow missed deadlines not for the first
time.
As the
chairman of the Committee of housing and communal services of the city
Executive Committee Iskander Giniyatullin told, organization, which allows disruption
of the terms of pressure testing violates the safe operation of heating
networks, and for this administrative responsibility is provided.
I. Metshin
said that this year it is not possible only to make warnings, more effective
measures should be implemented. "This year really less damages in the
thermal networks has been revealed, I want to mention the stable operation of
the generating company. But at the same time every year, carrying out work on
the pressure testing, we run out of time, - I. Metshin said. - On this issue
you need to reach the minimum complaints from citizens. We must learn to work
as it should. This year, in addition to methods of persuasion, the
administrative responsibility will be implemented for those who every year keeps
making the same mistake".
As I.Giniyatullin
reported, 5543 apartment houses and 804 social facilities have to be prepared
for the beginning of the heating season. As part of the production programs of
public utility complex 4 boilers and more than 70 km of urban heating networks will
be reconstructed.
Experts of Kazan
thermal grids have already been conducted hydraulic tests of urban heat lines
in which 197 lesions of trunk and distribution networks were revealed. In a
separate schedule "Kazenergo" conducts network and pressure testing
of boilers.
This year the
first real step in the transfer of ownerless urban heating mains was made.
Last week Ministry of the Land Relations and Property of Republic of Tatarstan transferred
205 plots of heating length of more than 25 km to JSC "Generation
Company" for rent for their preparation for the heating season.
The summer
program also plans the replacement of the central heating systems in 70 apartment
buildings, hot water systems - in 24 homes, cold water systems - in 80 homes.
In addition, under the overhaul communications of 17 schools and 3
kindergartens will be replaced.
In 31 hooses
37 weather control units will be installed. Thus, the number of Kazan houses
equipped with these devices will reach 2061, accounting for 55% of the housing
stock. All work must be completed before 1 September, after which certificates
of readiness of objects for the heating season will be issued within a month.