Infrastructure for people and energy of thousand lakes: projects of the Urals macroregion were presented at the Exposition

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Unique healing lakes in the Kurgan region, industrial clusters in the Sverdlovsk region, modern living spaces, and tourist opportunities were unveiled by the participants of the presentation "Space of the Future: the Ural-Siberian Macroregion" at the RUSSIA EXPO.

Daniil Volman, Deputy Head of the Architecture Department of the Kurgan Region Construction Department, spoke about a large-scale infrastructure project - the Zaozerny macrodistrict in the city of Kurgan: "The main task of this project is infrastructure for people. The key to success associated with the development of residential neighborhoods, macrodistricts, large residential areas is, first of all, urban planning potential reflected in the prospects of land plots for housing construction, availability of primary utility infrastructure and its surplus to start construction".

According to Daniil Volman, the project of complex development on the shore of Lake Chernoye will be a logical continuation of the development of this district of the regional centre. Zaozerny will turn from a sleeping area into a place of comfortable full life.

Alexander Shmykov, head of the intellectual games club of Zauralye, presenting his project, announced that a specialized session for eighth-grade students called "Safe World" has been created on the basis of the regional centre "Vanguard".

"Previously, there was no such centre where eighth-graders could be taught and instilled with the skills to act in various dangerous situations. And today schoolchildren have such an opportunity to become participants of "Safe World" sessions. We have a "Vanguard" centre, which has an excellent infrastructure. It was established in 2021 on the initiative of the Governor. The project "Safe World" is a series of sessions, with the basis of its program being the formation, development and consolidation of children's safe behavior skills," stressed Alexander Shmykov.

There are almost three thousand lakes in the Kurgan region, and many of them are not only natural monuments, but also have therapeutic properties. Ekaterina Pankova, Director of the Tourism Centre of the Kurgan Regional Museum Association, told how to have a good and healthy rest in the region with the tourist project "Energy of Thousand Lakes".

"The Kurgan region has a powerful potential in the sphere of event, educational and industrial tourism. But the abundance of lakes, of course, attracts first of all fans of recreational and tourist recreation. 15 lakes of the region can be used for recovery. We possess 16 springs of mineral water, which is not inferior in its properties to the waters of famous world resorts. There are also four springs with therapeutic mud in the region. Top Kurgan sanatoriums were built on the basis of these natural resources," said Ekaterina Pankova. 

The Sverdlovsk region also presented its development projects: the infrastructure project "Increasing the Area of the Special Economic Zone of Industrial Production Type 'Titanium Valley', the tourist project 'Big Ural Trail' and the youth project 'Medical Innovation Cluster 'Academic'".