Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Minister of Regional Development Viktor Basargin
Plans for reconstruction of housing destroyed by wildfires were reviewed during the meeting. Construction is on schedule, Viktor Basargin said. There are 97 construction projects currently under development.
The discussion focussed on impact that the drought across central Russia was having on the country’s water resources. Marina Selivyorstova said that despite the difficult water resources situation “no limits have been placed on water usage, or on the guaranteed water supply”. Water reserves are several times bigger than the regions’ demand for water and work continues on improving the reliability of drinking water supply to businesses and the population.
Events for 17 august 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with FIFA Inspection Commission members
“An estimated 6 million Russians play football, but the number of football fans is certainly much higher. That is why we decided to put our bid in to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.”
“We took up the formation of a national infrastructure of high-tech healthcare services for the first time in earnest as part of the Healthcare national project, and our principled position was to primarily build new clinical centres in the country’s regions and thus bring modern high-quality medical care to the people who need it.”
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a working meeting with Tver Region Governor Dmitry Zelenin
The governor told Mr Putin that industrial output in the region had grown by an estimated 19% from last year and that the unemployment rate had been decreasing. On the other hand, there is still 11-18 million roubles to be paid in wage arrears, which is about one-tenth of the peak amount. Mr Zelenin described the Tver Region’s current economic performance as “quite optimistic,” but said mechanical engineering was lagging behind somewhat.
