On July 18 at a traditional meeting on housing and communal issues Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov asked to pay debts to suppliers before the heating season. The preparation of housing facilities for the heating season of 2013/2014 was discussed at the meeting.

Tatarstan Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Irek Faizullin reminded that on July 11 at a video conference meeting on the heating season preparation municipal regions had been given a task to provide information on preparation of housing facilities to the heating season of 2013/2014 for information-analytical system “Monitoring of housing facilities”.

As of July 17, 2198 (61 per cent) of 3600 educational facilities, 935 (59 per cent) of 1588 health care facilities; 1331 (67 per cent) of 1988 cultural facilities have been prepared.

The Minister also reported that 1866 (70 per cent) of 2652 boiler-houses; 2052.9 (69.7 per cent) of 2943.3 km of heating networks have been prepared.

Speaking about debts to suppliers, Tatarstan Minister of Contraction said that “as of July 11, our debts to “Gasprom mezhregiongas Kazan” make 450 mln roubles.”

“We must find a solution to pay debts,” Irek Faizullin said.