On July 12 at a regional meeting chaired by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Irek Faizullin said that 1 mln 223.6 thousand square meters of housing (51 per cent of a year plan) were commissioned in the first half of 2013 in Tatarstan, and 1 mln 174.4 thousand square meters of housing would be commissioned in the second half of 2013.

63 of 133 houses with a total area of 204.8 thousand square meters (53.4 per cent of the annual plan) have been commissioned under social mortgage programme.

Speaking about the programme on improving war veterans’ living conditions, Tatarstan Minister of Construction reminded that 103 houses for 404 veterans were under construction.

Addressing Tatarstan President, Irek Faizullin noted that 1 mln 900 thousand square meters of housing were under construction and could be commissioned by the end of the year.

It was mentioned at the meeting, that it is necessary to speed up construction of corporate housing for police commissioners in six regions, including Apastovsky, Agryzsky, Alkeevsky, Nizhnekamsk, Chistopol, and Sarmanovsky districts.

Tatarstan Minister of Construction also asked Tatarstan State Construction and Supervision Service to monitor the housing construction process.
Irek Faizullin added that construction and commissioning of housing must be completed by September 30, 2013.

To the point, construction of houses with office facilities for police commissioners using the funds allocated by State Housing Fund has started. By and large, 21 houses in 21 municipal districts are to be constructed.

Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and representatives of all municipal regions took part in the meeting.