Скриншот видео
Aliaksandr Tsierakhau, who was appointed deputy prime minister of Belarus, outlined the main areas of his work. The new deputy prime minister will be responsible for construction, housing and utilities, and transport.
Tsierakhau said the main focus would be increasing housing construction volumes, primarily not through Minsk but through the development of smaller towns. Priority will be given to housing for large families and citizens in need, as well as rental housing.
“Rental housing should be built where jobs are being created, where people are needed, and where it is necessary to retain staff”, the deputy prime minister said.
The second priority is road construction and the repair of highways. According to Tsierakhau, the availability of housing automatically creates demand for quality infrastructure.
“When there is housing, people also want a well-maintained courtyard, they want a good road so they can get to their home and commute to work”, he said.
In the housing and utilities sector, the deputy prime minister pointed to progress in recent years. According to him, the number of citizens’ complaints on housing and utilities issues has fallen noticeably. Work will continue on providing quality water supply in rural areas and on the capital repair of housing stock.
Another point he mentioned was the improvement of courtyard areas with the active participation of residents.
“What do we need to work on? It is the quality of cleaning in apartment building entrances and the improvement of courtyard areas. And here, of course, we cannot do without the help of residents, because this is an opportunity to create beauty for themselves, to show their children what flowers are and where flowerbeds come from. Naturally, everyone’s contribution, to the best of their ability, will be very important in improving the particular part of their homeland where their home is located”, Tsierakhau said.
The deputy prime minister also focused separately on transport services. He said the main task was to connect satellite towns with Minsk and regional centers, and to ensure convenient links from any town to district and regional centers. The tools for this include the development of urban transport lines, ground-level railways, multimodal routes and park-and-ride facilities at city entrances.
Tsierakhau also mentioned air transport. According to him, “direct air routes have connected Belarus, and almost the entire world is accessible to Belarusians”. Among the promising areas, he named regional domestic flights and the development of river transport.
Aliaksandr Tsierakhau was appointed deputy prime minister the previous day. From 2014 to 2020, he served as housing and utilities minister, and until recently he headed Minskstroy.