On October 31, speaking at a briefing at the regional Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the republic Farid Abdulganiev reported that a total of 15.9 billion roubles, including 8.6 billion roubles from the federal budget, 6.1 billion roubles from the regional budget and 1.2 billion roubles of non-budgetary sources, have been allocated for implementing measures as part of the regional priory project aimed at the improvement of the Volga River until 2025.