Rustam Minnikhanov has held a meeting of the commission in city-building issues in historical settlements

On its regular meeting held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with participation of the Aid to the President Olesya Baltusova, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and representatives of the regional Committee on Cultural Heritage Protection, the interdepartmental commission in city-building issues in historical settlements discussed 18 construction sites and reconstruction in the historical settlement in Kazan. The commission also considered the draft document on boundaries of the territory, subject of protection and requirements to city-building regulations of the regional historical settlement of Bilyarsk.

The approval of the Bilyarsk boundaries will make it possible to preserve the architectural appearance of the city due to mutual approval of the construction permits within the boundaries of the historical settlement, to preserve integrity of the city elements and will mark transparency of regulating the city-building activity.

Rustam Minnikhanov gave an errand in a week to get mutual approval of the document by attracting all necessary specialists and departments including the Tatarstan Committee on cultural heritage protection . “Huge work has already been done I have visited Bilyarsk and it cannot continue living without this document as it should develop”, he said.

The commission also discussed a project of construction of a cultural and recreation cluster “Altyn Daga” in Bilyarsk and construction sites and reconstruction in the historical settlement in Kazan represented by the Director of the Bilyarsk historical and archeological reserve Zufar Shakirov and Deputy Head of the Kazan Architecture and City Building Directorate Zhanna Belitskaya accordingly.