I.Metshin: “By implementing national projects, it is possible to solve decades accumulated issues”

Today, the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin held a meeting on the implementation of national projects in the capital of Tatarstan and set the task to create a list of objects that will be included in the national projects’ implementation plan for the next year.

National projects have been implemented in Kazan since 2019, this year work is being carried out on 10 of them under 21 regional projects affecting priority sectors of the economy and the social sphere. Over three years, 26.4 billion rubles have been allocated for the implementation of national projects in the capital of Tatarstan.

“The scale of national projects is impressive, by their implementation we manage to solve decades accumulated issues”, - Ilsur Metshin noted, opening the meeting.

Over three years, four educational facilities have been built in Kazan under the Modern School federal project. Another 3 schools were built during the same period under the Housing and Urban Environment national project, said the head of the Department of Education Irek Rizvanov.

More than 6 thousand new places have also been created thanks to the construction of preschools.

But even these volumes of construction, according to the head of the city, are not enough.

The Mayor said that according to the new General Plan, 40 sites are allocated for the construction of educational institutions in the city.

Much has been done in the city to improve the road network. I.Metshin reminded that the 2013 Universiade has given a push for its development, when almost 20% of roads were improved. “Today, due to the implementation of the Safe and Quality Roads national project, 83% of Kazan roads were brought up to standard. According to the goals of the national project, this indicator should reach 85% by 2024”, - Ilsur Metshin said.

Igor Kulyazhev, deputy head of the Executive Committee, also spoke about the implementation of the Comfortable Urban Environment federal project of the Housing and Urban Environment national project. In general, there are 145 parks and squares with a total area of 432 hectares in Kazan today – 60% more than in 2011.

The Ecology national project is being implemented in Kazan, due to which the construction of sewage treatment facilities on Sibirsky Tract was completed in 2020. According to the Improvement of the Volga regional project, the reconstruction of biological sewage treatment plants is continuing (stage 1).

At the end of the meeting, Ilsur Metshin called for further monitoring the implementation of national projects and working on the inclusion of Kazan facilities in future programs.