(Kazan City
KZN.RU, December 27). Meeting on new construction in the historic center of
Kazan was held today by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam
Minnikhanov. The event was held at the House of the Government of Tatarstan.
The meeting
was attended by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Chief of Staff of the
President of the Republic of Tatarstan Asgat Safarov, Assistant to the
President of RT Olesya Baltusova, prosecutor of Tatarstan Ildus Nafikov, the
chief architect of Kazan Tatyana Prokofieva and others.
At the
meeting projects of construction of new facilities on the streets Paris
Commune, Moskovskaya, Tihomirnov, H.Taktash and others were presented.
Tatarstan President clearly instructed to follow the work of builders and
supervise that new buildings do not spoil the architecture of the city.
Separately
Rustam Minnikhanov focused on the project of multi-level underground parking
near the National Cultural Center "Kazan", which, according to him,
should significantly relieve the city center from the cars. Assistant to the
President of RT Olesya Baltusova, in turn, noted that the NCC "Kazan"
is one of the favorite places for tourists, so during work it is necessary to
ensure free access to the building and to hold clarification among the travel
agencies and tour guides on access to the Museum of the Millennium of Kazan in
the time of the construction works.
Rustam
Minnikhanov reminded that all construction work in the historic center of Kazan
should be agreed directly with the leadership of the republic. Also noting the
workload of this area of the city, he instructed the builders to develop the
necessary measures to prevent traffic jams.
Then it was
reported to Rustam Minnikhanov on the reconstruction of a number of historical
sites, such as houses of Galeev and building of Kazan Youth Theater named after
G.Kariev. RT President emphasized that they should meet the historical
appearance.
Following
the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov has approved all the projects, but noted that
the construction should begin only after consultation with the expert committee
and the Office of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Executive Committee of
Kazan, the press service of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan informs.