I. Metshin: "Condition of the city cemeteries is our memory and respect for ancestors"

(Kazan City KZN.RU, June 6).  Condition of cemeteries is a face of any city and respect for the memory of ancestors. This opinion was expressed today at the Business Monday by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin. Maintenance of city graveyards was one of the topics of the traditional stuff meeting.

Head of the organization of ritual services of the city Marat Ishkin reported on the state of the burial sites. He said that in the second half of 2015 MUE "Ritual" started to clean cemeteries on a competitive basis. "It became possible to improve the quality of maintenance of cemeteries and efficiency of work without appreciation of their value," - the head of department said. According to him, this is due to the presence of the company's own fleet of specialized equipment and large number of staff. M.Ishkin also noted that a contract for the maintenance of cemeteries from January to September this year was signed with "Ritual".

Head of the Department said that the situation has improved with the repair of buildings and structures located on the territory of municipal cemeteries in recent years. "In 2014 new fence at "Kostiantynovka" cemetery was installed, major fence at the cemetery "Novo-Tatarskoye" was built, facades of administrative buildings in cemeteries "Samosyrovo" and "Derbyshki" were renovated, - the speaker reported. Marat Ishkin also said that in the past year work on the improvement of the ancient inactive Muslim cemetery at st. Bryusov in Admiralty settlement has been done, which is a unique identificated site of cultural heritage.

Head of the department focused on the work in the run-up to May 9. According to him, for the Victory Day memorials and monuments in the city cemeteries were in the proper condition, a monument in the cemetery "Red Hill" has been replaced in 2015, new pillrs were established at "Arskoe" cemetery. M.Ishkin also highlighted the most active participants in the improvement of places of military burials: the Committee on the children and youth of the city, student teams, tank military school, school №137. Kazan Mayor praised the work done, noting that a lot of words of gratitude from the veterans were received.

M.Ishkin stopped and a new mortuary complex, a sketch of which was agreed in May this year. Recall, the complex with area of ​​86.6 hectares will be built in the vicinity of 824 km of highway M-7 on the lands of Pestretsy municipal district of RT. I. Metshin noted that this is an important decision for the city and thanked the first and incumbent presidents of Tatarstan for assistance in resolving the issue. Mayor of Kazan said that the experience of foreign countries and CIS countries was used in the design of the complex. "The new funerary complex will be built taking into account the traditions of the people living in Kazan and, of course, with all the latest developments that we have seen", - I. Metshin said.

Marat Ishkin stopped on the existing problems, one of which is the falling of trees as a result of adverse weather conditions. "Every year cases of damage to gravestones constructions with fallen trees reveal," - M.Ishkin said and urged citizens to insure monuments from damage caused by natural disasters. Also head of the department addressed the citizens with a request not to establish sharp and cutting elements on gravestones and if possible to dismantle the most dangerous elements in the fences and monuments. These elements pose a threat to life and health of visitors, as well as complicate maintenance of places of burial.

At the end of the report M.Ishkin called Kazan residents to take care of the graves of their ancestors at least once a year, do not leave litter, take it to the containers in bags or tight package.

Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin thanked M.Ishkin for work. "The state of the city cemeteries is the memory, it is respect for our parents, ancestors," - the Mayor said. Also I. Metshin instructed the heads of districts and appropriate services to keep the issue under constant control. "It is important carry on this work not only in accordance with applicable law, but to do it from the heart", - the Mayor of Kazan concluded.