Chechnya restoration requires RUR 18,2 billion in 2007- Kadyrov
GROZNY, August 10 (Itar-Tass) - Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov has expressed the view that it is necessary to allocate 18.2 billion roubles to the republic in 2007 within the framework of the federal target-oriented programme for the republic’s restoration, the prime minister’s press service told Itar-Tass on Thursday.
According to Kadyrov, the republican builders using their own and loaned funds have restored 500,000 square metres of municipal housing, 103 kilometres of inner city roads, 54 kilometres of water supply networks, put into operation 14 schools, 11 hospitals, 10 sports facilities, over 200 kilometres of gas pipeline, over 100 kilometres of electric power transmission lines and 150 kilometres of rural roads.
“For maintaining the reached construction tempos the republic needs a budgetary credit of six billion roubles and settlement term of up to 10 years,” Kadyrov said. “These funds are required for the restoration of the construction industry enterprises where 10,000 jobs will be created in the future,” believes the Chechen prime minister. At present, the press service said, Chechnya’s unemployment rate 30 times exceeds the average Russian level.
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with the chairman of the Chechen government at which Kadyrov informed Putin of the activities of the republican government to restore Chechen cities, construction of roads, housing, gas pipeline and other infrastructure facilities. In particular, the Chechen prime minister and Russian head of state discussed the building of power transmission lines in remote mountainous areas of the republic.
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