I.Metshin: “Today, the coordinated, joint work of the entire construction complex of the republic is important for us”

In Kazan, more than 1 million 250 thousand square meters of housing were commissioned in 2021, and in 2022 it is planned to build up another 960 thousand square meters.

To date, the capital of Tatarstan ranks 3rd among the cities with over a million population in terms of Housing Quality Index – after Moscow and St. Petersburg, and 4th according to the indicator of commissioned housing per resident. “The main indicators of the well–being of citizens are volume of housing construction, the birth rate and life expectancy”, - Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin said today at the XIII session of the City Duma.

In 2021, 16 houses were built in Kazan under the programs of the subsidized mortgage and protection of defrauded homebuyers

Azat Nigmatzyanov, the first deputy head of the Executive Committee, noted that in accordance with the General Plan of Kazan adopted in 2020, the programs for the integrated development of the infrastructure were clarified. In addition, Kazan has become the only city with over a million population in Russia in which the Rules of Land Use and Development were updated in 2021.

The city solved the problem of long-term construction and completed the implementation of a number of major infrastructure and social projects. In 2021, 9 residential buildings for 1,417 apartments under the subsidized mortgage program were commissioned in Kazan, as well as 7 residential buildings for 2,959 apartments under the program for the protection of defrauded housing equity holders. Two hundred facilities of various purposes have been built.

According to A.Nigmatzyanov, before developing a particular territory, the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Executive Committee of Kazan considers and approves the project of planning and demarcation that involves housing, social institutions, utilities and transport infrastructure facilities. In general, 24 territory planning projects for 905 hectares were approved in the city last year, 837 architectural and urban planning appearance of objects were approved, 887 certificates of conformance were issued for underground utilities networks, 361 permits for the construction of facilities, 357 permits for the commissioning of facilities.

Schools at S.Khakima and R.Gareeva streets, kindergarten at Adoratskogo st., children's polyclinic in Derbyshki

In 2022, it is planned to introduce about 960 thousand square meters of housing. In addition, two schools are being built at S.Khakima and R.Gareeva streets, a kindergarten at  Adoratskogo st., the hospital of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the IT park on the territory of the former Spartak shoe factory and other facilities.

A.Nigmatzyanov also said that it is planned to reconstruct gymnasium No.18, as well as to renovate 6 schools and 5 kindergartens, build a branch of the city children's polyclinic No. 6 in Derbyshki and 3 multi-purpose sports grounds.

“The task is to avoid the shutdown of construction of residential buildings and to prevent the emergence of defrauded equity holders”

The Deputy Head of the Executive Committee emphasized that due to the difficult economic situation, measures were taken to support the construction industry for the implementation of the Housing and Urban Environment national project. Thus, the terms of consideration of the planning documents and the timing of public discussions have been shortened, the coordination of the architectural and urban appearance of the object and the consolidated plan of underground utilities systems has been canceled, 60% of mandatory requirements for compliance with urban planning design standards have been canceled.

“In the present situation, the main task is to avoid the shutdown of construction of residential buildings and at the same time to prevent the emergence of defrauded housing equity holders”, - said the deputy head of the Executive Committee.

I.Metshin reminded that the day before, as part of the anti-crisis headquarters, he held a meeting with representatives of the construction industry and discussed with them the most acute issues in an open dialogue. “In the present economic conditions, we keep abreast of changes. We need to keep the pace of housing construction development. For this purpose, a federal package of anti-crisis measures have already been developed”, - the Mayor concluded.