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“We will definitely continue the implementation of such significant programs as the construction and repair of apartment buildings, education, health care, culture, sports, road transport infrastructure, as well as youth policy and many others,” - President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said today in his annual Address to the State To the Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. The event took place in a large concert hall named after Saydashev (Kazan) within the framework of the 25th meeting of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan of the 6th convocation. The President of Tatarstan noted that a huge amount of work is being carried out within the framework of republican programs and national projects. This year alone, it is 1200 new and 3.5 thousand renovated socially significant objects. The total amount of funding exceeds  61 billion of rubles. “Our experience in urban development is unprecedented. New landscaped parks and embankments, squares and boulevards are becoming a place of attraction for people of all ages. We plan to continue implementing the Our Yard program, which is one of the most demanded by the population. We have already landscaped more than 2 thousand yards. In the next 5 years, we must put in order all the courtyards of apartment buildings in the republic,” - said Rustam Minnikhanov. In his speech, the President of Tatarstan outlined the issues to be resolved. This is the quality of the services provided by the housing and communal services, water supply, public transport, the quality of the road surface, cleaning roads, sidewalks from snow, the work of storm drains in large cities, infrastructure provision of developing urban and suburban settlements, untimely and poor-quality garbage disposal, complaints about medical services and other questions. “The task of the authorities is to promptly respond to comments, taking comprehensive measures to resolve them,” - the President of the Republic of Tatarstan emphasized.

The Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Aizatullin presented indicators assessing the effectiveness of procedures for issuing construction permits, and proposals for their improvement. In his speech, he noted that in order to increase the efficiency of one of the forms of reducing the time for granting procedures for issuing a construction permit, joint work was organized with the Ministry of Digitalization of the Republic of Tatarstan to convert the service into electronic form. The “Ya Stroy” Construction Assistance Platform was created to streamline procedures, as well as to automate the process of obtaining services in the construction sector, providing services in a “one-stop-shop” mode. Services are available for both individuals and legal entities. The pilot of the «Ya Stroy» platform was launched at the end of 2020 in 2 districts of the Republic of Tatarstan (Almetyevsk and Sabi). The next indicator is the number of procedures required to obtain building permits. In 2020, the State Information System for ensuring urban planning activities of the Republic of Tatarstan was launched. The automation of the provision of state and municipal services in the field of urban planning activities in terms of the preparation and approval of documents in electronic form for 2 state and 9 municipal services has been implemented. Until the end of 2021, it is planned to implement in the Information System for the Support of Urban Planning Activities the functionality for the provision of 7 more municipal services. 

The meeting is timed to coincide with the International Day of Older Persons. On October 6, 2021, the Association "Regional Center for Public Control in the Field of Housing and Utilities of the Republic of Tatarstan" will hold an "open door" on issues of utility bills, housing legislation, benefits for payment of services and protection of citizens' rights in the housing and utilities sector. The executive director of the Association "Regional Center for Public Control in the Housing and Utilities of the Republic of Tatarstan" Dmitry Romanov, lawyer of the Association Zoya Kuklina, Head of the Department of Housing Supervision and Licensing Control of the State Housing Inspection of the Republic of Tatarstan Marsel Nizamutdinov, Head of the Legal Department of the State Property Inspectorate of the Republic of Tatarstan Natalya Voronskaya and leading consultant of the Commissioner on human rights in the Republic of Tatarstan Elmira Khabibullina will answer the residents’ questions. Everyone is welcome to the address: Kazan, st. Lobachevsky, 10V., From 10:00 to 13:00 hours.

Dear architects, designers and urban planners!

On behalf of the Ministry of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan and on my own behalf, I congratulate you on the World Architecture Day! Architecture is a reflection of the degree of development of a society. Looking at historical monuments, we have the opportunity to touch living history, imagine the life of people and the culture of a particular era. At all times, architects were famous for their unique talent to transform space, fill it with beauty and meaning. They created real masterpieces, which were then passed on as a legacy to future generations. In the modern world, architecture is inextricably linked with urban planning. The use of high technologies in design, digitalization of the construction process allow us to quickly and efficiently solve serious problems. Of paramount importance are the issues of creating a comfortable and healthy urban environment, decent living conditions, work and recreation for our citizens. Today, the architectural appearance of the cities and regions of our republic is being improved in accordance with the requirements of the people living in them. Largely thanks to your professional skills, Tatarstan is transforming and becoming even more beautiful. Dear Architects! I sincerely thank you for your creative work. I wish you creative inspiration, bright projects, the realization of the most daring ideas! Happiness, health and prosperity to you and your loved ones!

On September 29-30, an orientation session of the III Russian Youth Architecture Biennale was held in Kazan. The finalists - architects from Canada, Germany and 10 Russian cities - conducted a travel survey of the building they are going to redesign. Young specialists examined the design object - the building of commercial and administrative purpose on the street Moskovskaya, 52. An analytical tour was conducted by the chief architect of Kazan Ilsiyar Tukhvatullina, the head of the Vakhitovsky and Volga regions of Kazan Marat Zakirov, the director for development of territories of the investment group of companies ASG Rinat Aisov and representatives of specialized committees and the expert community. During the orientation session, the Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan Vladimir Kudryashev talked with the finalists. “For the third time, Tatarstan is becoming a center of attraction for young and talented architects, where new approaches to work are discussed. This is especially true this year, since in an era of uncertainty and unpredictability, the post-pandemic world needs ideas for new buildings more than ever. Young architects don't need to be advised, they need to be given opportunities. This competition is just such an opportunity: for the participants to prove themselves, and for us - to discover new names and see what the future of our architecture will be,” - he said.