The Mayor of Kazan holds a meeting on the development of urban settlements

One of the main challenges today is the deterioration of water supply networks, lack of sewerage and storage of solid waste.

The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin held a meeting on the development of urban settlements. Iskander Giniyatullin, deputy head of the Executive Committee of the city, reported on the current situation in residential areas to the head of the city.

On the territory of Kazan there are 97 settlements with almost 168,600 residents. In the utilities infrastructure, electricity and gas supply is provided to consumers on a proper level. I. Giniyatullin said that last year 52.7 km of high-voltage lines, 15.5 km of cable lines and 9 transformer substations were replaced. The installation of smart meters continues.

Today, all the settlements of Kazan are supplied with gas, with the exception of two. I. Giniyatullin informed that the Executive Committee has already submitted applications to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan for the inclusion of the facilities into the gasification program of the republic of Tatarstan until 2030.

One of the challenging issues for the residents of the settlements is the road infrastructure. The total length of roads in urban settlements reaches 1,049 km, of which only a third is paved. More than 748.3 km require renovation or construction. This work is carried out under the national road maintenance programs. This year, 22 roads will be repaired at ten residential areas of the city.

Presently, 1,243 out of 1,791 streets are equipped with street lighting. All the main streets of the villages covered with public transport are illuminated. Within the funds allocated by the republican and city budget, 100% illumination of all streets of settlements can be achieved within five years.

The water supply issue was discussed at the meeting. According to the deputy head of the Executive Committee, the networks are badly worn out at 37 residential areas. 24 residential areas are fully supplied with water, 4 have a partial central water supply, and in 19 villages residents use stand-pipes and individual wells.

In 2021, it is planned to build a water conduit from Pobedy Avenue to Tsentralnaya Street in the village of Salmachi, construction of water supply networks along Tatarstan Street in the residential area of Malye Klyki, development of a project for the construction of a water conduit at the Borisoglebskoe residential area. This year, it is planned to re-lay a water pipeline with an increase in diameter in the village of Zalesny.

The issue of storage and removal of waste requires special attention, the participants of the meeting noted. In total, 412 waste collection sites are equipped in the zone of individual residential development, almost all of them require renovation. The speaker noted that this quantity is insufficient, and today it is necessary to determine the land plots for the construction of new sites. The Mayor instructed to carry out this work and report to him on the planned number of new waste collection sites.