Days-long operations on lifting “Bulgaria” river boat from the bottom of Volga River and its transportation aground have finished. Such a statement is reported by RF Minister of transport Igor Levitin on July 23. “The session of state commission members was held, we discussed further course of operation. In few hours the boat should be transported aground and divers start hermetic sealing of the right side and dewater it. The operation will be implemented aground, not at the shipwreck place as it was planned before. The HQ is finishing the mission on boat lifting. Lieutenant-general of RF Ministry of emergency situations Panshin together with Investigation committee will be responsible for further operations”, - he said.

OJSC “Kazan plant of compressor engineering” is celebrating its 60-anniversary - the first compressor 2РК-1,5/220 was produced on July 17 in 1951. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in celebrations dedicated to 60-anniversary of OJSC “Kazancompressormash”. The itinerary at the plant started from sports ground. Head of Tatarstan was accompanied by RT Minister of industry and trade Ravil Zaripov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Director general of OJSC “Kazancompressormash” and ZAO “NII turbocompressor named after V.B.Shnepp” Ibragim Khisameev and other officials.