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Today, a three - storey house for 27 apartments in Prostornaya Street will be put into operation in Alekseyevsky urban settlement. This was announced by Deputy Head of the executive committee of Alekseyevsky area Nikolai Churin.

In the framework of this program it is planned to build minimum 25 million square meters of housing with the entire social infrastructure until the end of 2017. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the annual address to the Federal Assembly. He said that the housing policy should again be one of the decisive factors of the demographic development.

The meeting of the Supervisory Board of special economic zone “Alabuga” was held today by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. The event took place in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Contest “Top 50 Innovative Ideas for the Republic of Tatarstan” is held by the Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan. This year's winners and laureates were determined in 8 categories. The prizes were provided by the partners of the contest such as “Ak Bars Bank”, “Tatneftekhiminvest – Holding”, “Svyazinvestneftekhim”. Today, the participants of the contest were awarded, and the awarding ceremony was attended by First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of the Republic of Tatarstan F.M.Khanifov.

The second Republic’s Youth Forum took place in early December in Kazan State Technological University. This event was held in the framework of the Republic’s Youth Forum 2013 in order to create a platform for coordination of joint efforts of government agencies, community organizations and students to combat corruption.

Today, Irek Faizullin awarded the Diploma of the Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Housing to Director of Accounting and Control and Audit Department of the Ministry of the Sports of the Russian Federation Vladimirskaya Yelena Vladimirovna.

Yelena Vladimirovna was awarded for the effective cooperation and great contribution to the development of the construction sector in the Republic of Tatarstan. The main outcome of the cooperation was the successful holding of the Universiade 2013 in Kazan, in preparation for which an important role was played by Yelena Vladimirovna.

Recently, the number of cases of explosions in apartment houses increased because of leakage of household gas when using gas cylinders. The consequences of such cases are very tragic such as loss of property, loss of shelter, personal injury, and death. To avoid any possible tragic consequences of using gas cylinders it is important to strictly observe safety rules.

Today, one of the world's leading experts in urban planning and studies Enrique Penalosa delivered in Kazan. The lecture was attended Rustam Minnikhanov. Also the lecture of the ex-mayor of the Colombian capital of Bogota, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Transportation and Development in New York was attended by Tatarstan Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Irek Faizullin, members of the Government of Tatarstan, members of the Executive Committee of Kazan, architects and other specialists.

All the municipalities are to submit the documentation for the acts of the work performed (form KS-2) under the program on major repairs of schools until December 25th, 2013. This was announced today by President Rustam Minnikhanov at the Republic’s meeting held in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The all-Russian day of the reception of citizens will be held in the state and local authorities on December 12th, 2013 from 12.00 to 20.00 in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation. The event will take place on the Constitution Day of the Russian Federation.