(KZN.RU, October 10). Today Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, examined the renewed park and the slope at the NCC “Kazan”. This object of improvement was financed within the framework of the charitable activities of the OAO “TAIF”.
Asgat Safarov, the head of the Presidential Administration of the RT, Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Albert Shigabutdinov, the general director of the OAO “TAIF”, Olesya Baltusova, an assistant to the President of the RT, Irek Faizullin, the minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Communal Services of the RT, Igor Kulyazhev, the deputy head of the Executive Committee and the chairman of the Committee for External Improvement, Andrey Lobov, the head of the Vakhitovsky and Privolzhsky districts’ administration, and others also took part in the inspection.
The issue of landscaping the slope adjacent to Fuchs Square in the center of Kazan began to be discussed in June 2017. Then, Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, together with the management of the “TAIF” got acquainted with the construction of a multi-level underground parking at the NCC “Kazan”.
Due to numerous appeals from residents and the public of Kazan, as well as within the framework of charitable activities, the group of companies “TAIF” and the OAO “Tatnefteprovodstroy” provided free assistance to the city on the improvement of the slope from the National Culture Center “Kazan”, and the Fuchs Square.
The improvement took a little over a year. The update took place in several stages. The total area of improvement was 30.8 thousand square meters. More than 200 KAMAZs debris were removed from the landscaped area, 6 thousand KAMAZ trucks with soil were needed to strengthen the slope, and 17.9 thousand square meters of the rolled lawn was laid. The safety of the lawn is provided by an automatic irrigation system installed throughout the whole slope. There is a panoramic view of the right bank of Kazanka and the Millennium Bridge from the top site of the square.
According to the “TAIF”, the total cost of landscaping the square and the slope was 123.4 million rubles.
After inspecting the square and the slope at the NCC “Kazan”, Rustam Minnikhanov shared his impressions of what he saw.
“I think that everyone who will be here will give their assessment of this object”, said the President. “This is a modern excellent parking for almost 1 thousand cars, which provides for washing and other conditions, including for electric cars. It is convenient that the parking lot has exits in both directions, and most importantly, it all meets the requirements within the framework of the “Accessible Environment”, said R. Minnikhanov. “Thanks to the “TAIF” for having built this complex and improving of the adjacent territory. Including the beautification of the coast. I am sure this place will be a good decoration of our city”.
The next step is the reconstruction of the NCC Kazan, said the President of the RT. He said that after the complex is repaired, the National Library will be located in it.
“We thought through various options, but there is no better place for the National Library”, said Rustam Minnikhanov. “The main thing is that it is also geographically convenient, the library is the place where people should come. You can come here on foot, by car or by bike. In addition, we have a huge amount of valuable literature, which today is not provided with proper storage conditions. It is very important to solve all these issues”.
Rustam Minnikhanov also marked that the parking lot near the NCC “Kazan” is almost finished now. “In a month and a half it will be ready,” the press service of the President of the RT quotes his words. “It is very convenient to have such a large parking lot in the city center. Thank the investor company for it. The management of the “TAIF” produced all the work at the very high quality. And they also promised to make a children's park on behalf of the “TAIF”. Land issues are being resolved at the time. This well-appointed place will become a magnet, a center of attraction for the residents of Kazan and for the guests of the city. I highly appreciate both the quality of work and the approaches that have been applied. Everything is done modernly, with a good taste”.