On August 31, during his working visit to Yelabuga, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with heads of enterprises and institutions, heads of rural settlements and region activists.

The head of the Yelabuga region Rustem Nuriyev reported that the harvesting campaign completed by 74 per cent. The yield reaches 40 c/ha. At the same time, winter crop sowing continues – 40 per cent of the plan has been completed to date.

On 31 August during his working trip to Yelabuga the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a ceremony of opening the Children’s Educational Center Eureka in the Yelabuga State Museum-Reserve. 

In 2016, after having looked round the historical part on the city, the Rais of the republic made a decision of allocating money from the budget of the republic and raised by sponsors on the establishment of the Children’s Museum and Educational Center. 

On 31 August during his working trip to Yelabuga the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited a renovated memorial complex located on the Memory Square opened on 9 May 1995. 

During preparations to celebrations of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory, the municipality prepared a project for capital overhaul of the memorial to soldiers from Yelabuga fallen during the WWII and the installation of an obelisk to the fallen participants of the special military operation. 

On 31 August during his working trip to Yelabuga the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov got acquainted with the concept of the development of The Merchant’s Yelabuga Historical Park and the Head of the region Rustem Nuriev informed him that the tasks set for the current year concerning the park have been fulfilled completely.

On 31 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited the Yelabuga Central Regional Hospital where he looked round the renovated in-patient facility for 428 beds, the ICU, operation theatre and an IC ward.  The Central Hospital provides in- and out-patient medical services to 78 500 people employing 1 316 workers with seven more doctors to joint in by the end of the year. 

On 30 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov attended the festive horse races dedicated to the Day of the Republic held at the Kazan Equestrian Center.

After watching the international riding competition Rustam Minnikhanov and the President of the Equestrian Federation of Russia Marina Sechina handed in awards to the winners.

Today the Center also hosts the most prestigious races for the Cup of the Russian President held with participation of about 200 horses from 30 regions of Russia. 

On 30 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the VII International Motofestival “Two Kremlins”,  when, as part of a motorcade, he rode from the 1st of May Square in the center of Kazan to the site near the Palace of Farmers where he looked round an exposition of vintage motorcycles.

On 30 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov listened to the performance of accordionists-participants of the “Play, the accordion!” Festival which is a festive procession of accordionists and amateur folk ensembles from Tatarstan and regions of Russia held annually since 1985.

On 30 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin took part in a ceremony of unveiling a memorial plaque to the national writer of Tatarstan, the Honored Art Worker of RSFSR Tufan Minullin located on the façade of the house where the writer lived and dedicated to his 90th birthday. 

On 30 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin took part in a festive event in the courtyard in Dementyeva Street improved by the regional Our Yard programme.