(KZN.RU,
June 21, Mikhail Chentsov). Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, was awarded the
EMERCOM of Russia medal “For the Commonwealth for the Sake of Salvation”. Rafis
Khabibullin, the Minister of Civil Defense and Emergencies of the RT, the head
of the Main Directorate of the EMERCOM of Russia for the RT, presented the
award to the Mayor of Kazan at the XVII session of the Kazan City Duma.
By the
order of the Minister of the RF for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination
of Consequences of Natural Disasters, Ilsur Metshin was awarded for his long
and unblemished service to the cause of civil defense, improving the system of
control, communication and alerting of civil defense forces, maintaining their
high degree of readiness.
Also, the
Commemorative Medal of EMERCOM of Russia “Marshal Vasily Chuikov” was awarded
to Denis Kalinkin, the head of the Kazan Executive Committee, and Guzel
Ananieva, the general director of the Department of Food and Social Catering of
Kazan.
As R.
Khabibullin noted, there has been a decrease in the number of fires and
fatalities in water bodies in the last decade. “This is the everyday work of
everyone who is present in the hall today”, said the minister and congratulated
the awardees.