"Everything we do – we do for people!"
During a press tour today Alexander Shadrikov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, told reporters about the coastal protection in the Kama Estuary. Work here will begin in the spring within the framework of the state program of the Russian Federation "Reproduction and use of natural resources". The cost of the work is estimated at almost 222 million rubles. Funding comes from the federal and republican budgets. As the Minister of Ecology noted, the coastal protection will protect 400 local residents, about 50 residential buildings, outbuildings and engineering infrastructure from flooding. "Everything we do, we do for people," Alexander Shadrikov stressed. The shore of the Kuibyshev reservoir near the village of Kamskoye Estuary intensively erodes during high water, in some years up to 5-6 meters. Possible flood damage is estimated at almost 300 million rubles. In order to prevent further destruction, as well as to protect the local population from the negative effects of the waters, the shore will be strengthened on a 580-meter-long section, with an average attachment height of six meters. "The work will begin in April, after the snow melts. At the second stage, with the support of the republican program for the development of parks and squares, it is planned to make a beautiful recreation area for residents of the Kama Estuary," the minister told reporters. Also in the interview, he noted that under this program, on behalf of the President of Tatarstan, a similar problem was solved in the Nizhnekamsk district (Krasny Klyuch), as well as in the village of Imenkovo in the Laishevsky district. Alexander Shadrikov added that the problem of coastal destruction is also relevant for other districts, for example, Tukayevsky. Here, the bank protection of the Kama River is necessary in the village Tarlovka and the village Belous. These facilities are declared as part of the state program for the planning period 2023-2025. "Fortunately, there are federal programs that help us solve the pressing problems that now exist on the Volga and Kama," Alexander Shadrikov summed up.