The course of preparation for the events dedicated to the 77th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, and the reform of public transport in the region - these issues have become paramount on the agenda of the meeting of the regional government chaired by the Governor Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin. The meeting was attended by the Speaker of the regional Parliament Igor Martynov.
This year, the epidobjustment allows you to hold the main holiday of the country in the usual order. A solemn formation of troops and a procession are planned for the 77th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War "Immortal Regiment" and other patriotic actions.
Deputy Head of the Governor's Administration Astrakhan region – Head of the Department for Internal Policy Rizvan Yunusov said that on the eve of the holiday, on May 8, wreaths and flowers will be laid at memorial complexes and obelisks in Astrakhan and the districts of the region.
On Victory Day, May 9, the central event will be the solemn formation of the troops of the Astrakhan the territorial garrison on Lenin Square. It starts at 10.00 local time. The parade calculations will include foot columns of units of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Rosgvardiya, Customs Service, Ministry of Emergency Situations, FSB border guard, Suvorov School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, branch Naval Academy named after Admiral F.F. Ushakov, Cossacks. The total number of participants in the construction will be more than
1000 people. But, of course, the main participants in the construction will be veterans of the Great Patriotic War.
Following the troops of the Astrakhan garrison will pass "The Immortal Regiment." It is expected that about 30,000 people will take part in the action this year. Another 25,000 participants will take place with portraits of their heroes in municipalities.
In parallel, on May 9, an exhibition of weapons and military equipment will be organized on Peter I Square, and a parade of ships will be placed on the water. The end of the holiday will be an evening salute on the Volga embankment.
Also Astrakhan will be visited by a retro train "Military echelon", the date of arrival is being specified. It will include two operating steam locomotives and military equipment of the Great Patriotic War.
Astrakhan region participates in such All - Russian actions as "Garden of Memory" (it is planned to plant about 100,000 seedlings in the region), "St. George Ribbon", "Victory Windows", "Flags Russia" and "Victory Lanterns", "Parade at the Veterans' house", "Red carnation" and others. Schools are "Lessons of courage", thematic class hours, meetings with veterans. Museums are preparing appropriate expositions.
On behalf of the Governor, monuments, graves, places of military glory are brought into proper condition on the eve of the holiday. Of 70 military graves and 216 memorials and obelisks 90% have already been landscaped.
"Due to objective circumstances, we were deprived of the opportunity to fully celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory. This year we are going to celebrate the 77th anniversary, and we must do it with dignity. At the same time, taking care of veterans remains a key task for all of us,
" the Governor stressed Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin.
To date, there are 97 veterans of the Great Patriotic War in the Astrakhan region, 37 prisoners of concentration camps, 19 residents of besieged Leningrad and 1,876 home front workers. A lot of attention is paid to them in the region, including social support measures. In addition to federal payments, Astrakhan invalids and veterans of the Great Patriotic War will also receive regional one-time financial assistance in the amount of 5,000 rubles.
Another topic raised at the meeting was transport reform. The head of the region outlined the task of updating the public passenger transport system in 2021. The measures are planned to be implemented in stages until 2026. They will provide a significant improvement in quality, convenience and safety in the field of passenger transportation.
There is a long overdue need to modernize public transport in the region. The severe deterioration of the bus fleet, duplicate routes, the absence of cashless fare, low accessibility of public transport for low-mobility groups of the population requires an integrated approach. On behalf of the Governor A working group with the participation of specialists was created in the Astrakhan region for the effective study of the issue ROSDORNII, regional authorities and municipalities.
Last year, the ROSDORNIA team conducted research work on the study of the road network and transport infrastructure of the region. The results were presented in transport planning documents Astrakhan region and Astrakhan urban agglomeration, which proposed a number of measures to optimize the route network, arrangement and reconstruction. In addition, a roadmap has been developed for the implementation of the passenger transport development program. As reported Vice-Governor – Chairman of the Government Oleg Knyazev of the Astrakhan region, now these documents are being approved by the federal authorities.
The region has also formed and sent an application, where the preliminary need for updating the rolling stock is indicated:
there are 520 buses in total, including large class – 100, medium – 250,
small class – 170.
"I instruct the Ministry of Transport of the region to speed up the process of coordinating the necessary regulatory framework. All documents must be ready by the end of June. In addition, within a week it is necessary to prepare and send an application to the Ministry of Transport of Russia for entry into the program "Development of public transport", which will allow us to start updating the rolling stock this year. I also instruct the Prime Minister to prepare an appeal addressed to the First Deputy Prime Minister The Government of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov with a request to support us: prices for automotive equipment are growing, and it is important for us that we remain in the preliminary applications and projects," he said Governor Igor Babushkin.
City Administration The head of the Astrakhan region instructed to develop a project for the construction and reconstruction of terminal stations, turning rings and stopping complexes by June 30 and to start organizing traffic and repairing the road network in accordance with the program that ROSDORNII formed.
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