Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of Tatarstan, met with Dmitry Patrushev, Deputy Chairman of the Government of Russia
Issues of socio-economic development of the region were discussed. Dmitry Patrushev noted that Tatarstan is a region with a developed economy and high growth potential.
"The Republic of Tatarstan is a region with a developed economy and high potential for further growth. You are implementing large-scale investment projects in almost all areas. Overall, the positive dynamics of investments in 2024 remained. Due to this, Tatarstan is one of the leaders in the investment climate in Russia," Dmitry Patrushev said.
During the meeting, issues related to the implementation of the national Ecology project in Tatarstan, which was implemented in the country from 2019 to 2024, as well as the new national Environmental well-being project, which replaced the Ecology national project.
It should be recalled that in Tatarstan, within the framework of the Ecology national project, 30 events were implemented for a total amount of 21 billion 600 million rubles. These are such major and pilot projects as the reclamation of the Samosyrovsky landfill (2021-2023), the dismantling of the Ozerny Pipeline (2022-2023), and the reclamation of the silt fields of Kazan.
17 billion rubles were invested in environmental protection measures in Kazan alone. 13.5 billion is from the federal budget.
Within the framework of the new national project "Environmental well-being", the inclusion of 8 events of the Republic of Tatarstan for a total amount of 2.6 billion rubles has been preliminarily agreed. The federal project "Water of Russia", which will combine the projects "Improving the Volga River" and "Preserving unique water bodies", has agreed to include the second stage of clearing the Melekeska River in Naberezhnye Chelny and measures to clear the Noksa riverbed.