I.Metshin: “This year six public spaces will be improved in Kazan, this is a good follow-up of our systematic work”

This year, six public spaces will be improved under the federal project “Comfortable urban environment” in Kazan - the Tolstoy Square, a park at the Salavat Kupere residential complex, a recreation area on Chaikovye (Seagull) Lakes and an area near the Blue Lakes. The improvement of the embankment of Lake Nizhny Kaban and the historical park in the center of Kazan - Black Lake will also continue. For this purpose, 672 million rubles were allocated from the republican budget.

“Six new landscaped public spaces will become a good follow-up of our systematic work on the development of a landscaped, green city in Kazan. Twenty years ago we determined the comfort of a residential area by the number of shops nearby, while today such an indicator is the availability of parks or squares within walking distance”, - said Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of the capital of Tatarstan, at an operational meeting in the Executive Committee.

Park at the Salavat Kupere: the activity zone will open this year

By numerous request from residents of the Salavat Kupere residential complex, this year it is planned to create a park zone on the territory of 6.4 hectares. “A challenging site in the area of multi-storey development has been allocated for the construction of the park. Before the start of the main works, it is necessary to carry out a large amount of preparatory work there,” - I.Kulyazhev said.

The landscaping project divides the territory into 3 zones: the lake, the central square and the activity zone. Work on the arrangement of the activity zone is planned to be carried out this year.

“At such new neighborhoods as the Salavat Kupere, where we have a population of 20,000 people, such projects are long-awaited, - Ilsur Metshin said. – This is the second large-scale project after the Gorkinsko-Ometyevsky forest. Here we create a completely new format– the park is developed in a marshland with a complex terrain. Nevertheless, the architects enthusiastically took up the work in a dialogue with the residents. Due to the interesting design and unusual terrain, the park should be interesting”.

Chaikovye Lakes and the Mirrors of Tatarstan: landscaping with preservation of the environment

Another landmark site of improvement is Chaikovye Lakes on the territory of the Novo-Savinovsky district behind the city clinical hospital No. 7. This year, it is planned to work on the eco-rehabilitation of the lake with the improvement of the adjacent territory.

In the future, various sites for the rehabilitation and recovery of patients, recreation of hospital staff, as well as for residents living nearby will be organized here. The landscaping project provides for the arrangement of areas for art therapy, aeroionotherapy, and herbal medicine with tables for master classes. “This method of early rehabilitation of patients has never been used anywhere and is unique,”- I. Kulyazhev noted.

Besides, this year it is planned to improve the eco-cluster the Mirrors of Tatarstan near the Blue Lakes. According to I. Kulyazhev, the project provides the maximum preservation of the existing landscape and green spaces.

“At the Mirrors of Tatarstan Park, the main medical principle of Hippocrates applies: “Abstain from doing harm”. This is a green eco-corner that we want to preserve – said I.Metshin. – We discussed with the experts how to implement the project. We will strictly follow their recommendations”, - the Mayor concluded.