On April 19, during his tour around the center of Kazan, Interim Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that it is important to preserve the historical appearance of the city center.

Minnikhanov visited several sites where it is planned to build new facilities, and inspected how the decision to restrict the construction of buildings in the center of Kazan is being followed.

In particular, Minnikhanov got acquainted with the plan of building the embankment of Lake Kaban. He emphasized that the work on its improvement should start in the nearest time and be completed before the end of this year.

Minnikhanov also inspected works on bottom dredging on the left bank of the Kazanka river and construction of the embankment.