The Komi authorities have approved a long-term development plan for the polar city, designed until 2035. The total amount of financing will exceed 256 billion rubles. The funds will be used to modernize coal mining, build chemical production and update infrastructure. Vorkuta is included in the list of support settlements Arctic zone, therefore, the implementation of projects will be monitored at the federal level.
The main volume of investments – more than 200 billion rubles – will be received by the Vorkuta Chemical Complex. The project initiator, the Azot company, plans to produce nitrogen fertilizers. The launch of the plant is scheduled for 2031. The enterprise will create one and a half thousand jobs.
56.2 billion rubles will be allocated to expand coal production at the city-forming enterprise Vorkutaugol. The plans include the reconstruction of existing mines and the construction of new mines. This will employ about six thousand people. The work will last until 2035.
Significant funds have been allocated to improve the urban environment. Reconstruction of the airport will cost 7.7 billion rubles. The modernization of the air gates is planned to be completed by 2030. The water pipeline that supplies the city, villages and mines will be repaired at a cost of 945 million rubles. The work will take place over the next three years.
A modern waste sorting complex with a landfill will appear in the village of Severny. Object cost — 1.2 billion rubles. The old landfill is being liquidated and the land is being reclaimed. Part of these expenses will be covered by a treasury infrastructure loan of one and a half billion rubles, approved for the region until 2030.
The same money will be used to repair nine kilometers of the ring road connecting Vorkuta with coal production, and to put in order the Miners’ Palace of Culture, an architectural monument and symbol of the city.
The master plan also includes the improvement of the central square and Enlightenment Square, the development of the Timansky ravine with a new pedestrian bridge and the repair of the crossing over Vorkuta.
Today, about 67 thousand people live in the polar city. Almost six thousand are employed in coal mining. The implementation of the planned projects will not only preserve existing jobs, but also create new ones, and also improve the quality of life in the harsh Arctic conditions.
Source: TASS
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