Head of the Russian Ministry of Construction Irek Faizullin familiarized himself with housing and infrastructure construction projects during his working trip to the Magadan region
The Minister visited important construction sites of the region together with the Governor of Magadan region Sergey Nosov. In the Sokol settlement they inspected the progress of construction of a new airport terminal complex next to the existing airport and houses for the resettlement of emergency housing.
"Today we visited a number of sites. The volume of construction that has been started in the region is astonishing - it includes budget facilities, commercial and concession facilities. The results of last year and previous periods show that the programs in Magadan region are being implemented successfully. The facilities are in active mode. Today we also discussed a number of issues that need to be addressed, including rental housing and resettlement from emergency housing. There are a lot of tasks. I would like to wish success to the team of the Magadan region," Irek Fayzullin said.
The Minister of Construction and Housing and Public Utilities of the Russian Federation together with the Governor of Magadan region inspected the progress of construction of a house in Sokol settlement, where it is planned to relocate people from emergency housing. Last year, the Magadan region completed ahead of schedule the programme of resettlement of housing recognised as emergency before 1 January 2017: 578 people from 14.3 thousand square metres were resettled. In the summer, 36 families are planned to move to a new house in Sokol settlement. One of the flats has been designed to meet the needs of residents with reduced mobility: it has a separate entrance, car parking and widened doorways inside. For comfortable life of people of the whole settlement it is planned to create a public garden for recreation and walks. A similar house was completed in the settlement last October. The Minister and the governor talked with some of the first residents of the house.
Irek Faizullin and Sergey Nosov also visited the construction site of the Gorokhovoye Pole microdistrict integrated development. They inspected residential buildings and social infrastructure facilities under construction. Among them is a 50-bed multi-disciplinary rehabilitation center for people with disabilities. The development of the microdistrict is being carried out with the use of "Infrastructure Menu" mechanisms - infrastructure bonds and budget loans.
The sites for the visit were socially significant objects under construction in Magadan: an all-season ski jumping complex, a boarding house for the elderly and disabled for 190 places, as well as the reconstruction of the building of the Magadan Polytechnic School.
Within the framework of the bilateral working meeting and the meeting with the representatives of the construction complex of the region they discussed the issues of the industry development. The meeting began with a minute of silence in memory of those killed during the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow.
"There are quite a lot of facilities under construction, no matter how difficult it is, but we are fulfilling today the programmes and the national project “Housing and Urban Environment”, we are meeting the targets and we intend to work at such a pace in the future. And I am sure that our joint work with the federal centre will improve the quality of our work and allow to improve living conditions for citizens", - emphasized the Governor of the Magadan region Sergey Nosov.
During the meeting the Head of the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation awarded representatives of the construction sector of the Magadan region:
- Pyotr Bessonov, Acting Director of the Magadan Region Capital Repair Fund, was awarded with the gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation for active participation in the implementation of special infrastructure projects, high professional achievements, and conscientious long-term work.
- Alexey Fedorov, a plumber, was awarded a commendation from the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation for high production achievements and fruitful labour.