“Provision of regular operation of the housing and utilities sector in the heating period is one of the main tasks of the republican and municipal authorities,” President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said at a session of the RT Cabinet «On results of work of RT fuel -energy and utilities organizations for heating period 2011/2012 and tasks on preparing for heating period 2012/2013».

The session in video conference format chaired by the RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov was held at the RT Government House.

The PM said that experience of the last few years has shown quite responsible attitude of chiefs of municipalities, enterprises and organizations towards preparation for the heating period. At the same time, Ildar Khalikov reminded about three big accidents happened in Tatarstan during the last heating period stressing that accurate preparation for the heating season is important in summer.

Ildar Khalikov noted that not all municipalities had implemented decisions on organizing unified processing centers and equipping objects of social-cultural sphere with reserve energy supply systems.

Minister of construction, architecture, housing and utilities Irek Faizullin made report on outcomes of the last heating season and tasks for 2012-2013.

He noted that as compared to the period 2010/2011, high level of objects’ readiness was observed and less emergency shutoffs happened in republic for the reporting period. In general, municipalities provided heat supply at housing and social objects in time.

Irek Faizullin informed that in order to provide transparency of flow of funds paid by population, the decision was made to create unified processing centers which are now registered in all 45 municipal regions.

However, such centers are not functioning in all regions properly, the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov stressed. He also reminded about planned tariffs raising from July 1.

The RT President focused on the need for staff training in the housing and utilities sector.