Kazan needs major repair plan for kindergartens, official says

About half billion roubles has over the recent years been spent on the major repair of kindergartens, but 60 percent of them in Kazan, or 175 built over 30 years ago, require major renovation. The statement was made during a today’s Kazan City Duma session.
“Major renovation remains a problem,” Kazan Department of Education chief Ilsur Khadiullin noted. A target plan, aimed to overhaul the kindergartens, could solve the issue, he said.
The standing commission for education, culture and nationalities highlighted the problem as well.
The deputies spoke about the need to renovate pre-school institutions in Kazan to Tatarstan education and science minister Engel Fattakhov, who was present at the session.
“With a very limited budget, the municipality is unable to carry out the work but if such a plan is designed at a republican level, we could join it,” Kazan City Duma presidium member Riyaz Minzaripov said.