September 09, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

At the meeting of the Government it was made a decision to prolong till 2011 the Regional target-oriented program on the improvement and development of highways network.

Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko said that the Program would determine the minimum of financial resources to be spent from the regional budget. In the frames of co-financing the municipalities will look for extra finances.

Changes, incorporated into the Program, were connected with the transfer to planning of federal and territorial budgets, based on perspective 3 years’ plan and are in compliance with the budgetary legislation. It means that expenses for the improvement of transport routes in the region should be  justified by the program.

Forecast amounts of finances in 2011 will be determined based on the scheme of the Ugra highways network development. Before the program was adopted till 2010.

September 09, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Extra 2,5 billion rubles are expected to be spent  for financing the Regional program  on the improvement of housing conditions of Ugra people.

Such a decision was made today at the meeting of the Autonomous Okrug Government.

Director of the Okrug Construction Department Georgy Natalusha said that the increased amount of budgetary funds would be given to the municipalities for providing people with social housing while demolition of old houses, and for designing and construction of engineer  services. These changes are caused by the approval of the Regional law about the budget and increased market average cost per 1 sq.m of housing from 23 000 to 37 000 rubles.

The scope of financing of the sub-programs “Available housing - for young people” and “Providing indigenous people with living quarters” will be increased by 500 million rubles. The funds will be granted to participants of the sub-programs  as subsidies for the construction and purchase of housing.

All the undertaken measures will make it possible to preserve and increase tempos of housing construction in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra.

September 09, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

The athlete from Surgut Alexei Ashapatov who represents Ugra at the XIII Paralympic  Games in Beijing won a gold medal in shot-put.

Several hours ago the 90 ths. spectators’ stadium welcomed the athlete from Ugra who made a new world record at the Paralympic Games putting a shot for the distance of 16 m 3 cm!

The sportsman from Jordan won a silver medal and athlete from Greece won a bronze medal. “In shot-put today the winner was the best! It is a result of good work of the coach and sportsman, It is a great desire to win which brought a gold medal to Ugra”, - said Director of the Regional Disable People Sports Center Eduard Isakov in the interview to the Governor’ press-service.

Today at 15.00 (local time) the sportswoman from Yugorsk Olga Sergienko who is a member of the Russian team, will put a shot. Eduard Isakov said that on September 13 Alexei Ashapatov will participate in discus throwing and Olga Sergienko - in javelin throwing. Ugra athletes in these kinds of sports have  great  chances to become prize-winners.

Director of the Regional Disable People Sports Center said that in Ugra there are many good young people who can become champions of the Paralympic Games.  They should be supported. It is necessary to develop new kinds of sports, to continue the work on the creation of necessary conditions in the region for disable sportsmen to go in for sports professionally.

Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko expressed confidence that the gold medal of Alexei Ashapatov is not the last medal of the Ugra team and our sportsmen will win many medals at the competitions of the highest level.

Today in Beijing is the third day of the Paralympic Games. The team of Russia ranks the seventh with 3 gold medals, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals, The leader is the Chinese combined team with 10 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze medals.