Rail link will connect remote region to Krasnoyarsk region.
Better links are seen as vital to expand the economy of mountainous Tyva, which has vast potential as a tourism centre. Picture: Sholban Kara-Ool
Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev approved the development plan which envisages a significant boost for the economy of Tyva, also known as Tuva. A key rail link costing 157 billion roubles is set to connect the mining centre of Elegest with the republic's capital Kyzyl and Kuragino in neighbouring Kransoyarsk region.
Better links are seen as vital to expand the economy of mountainous Tyva, which has vast potential as a tourism centre. With scenery rivaling Switzerland, it is a favoured away-from-it-all destination not least for President Vladimir Putin.
Other infrastructure projects include reconstruction of the airport at Kyzyl, power stations and electricity transmission lines. Some 115 million roubles will also be allocated from the federal budget to support the breeding of sheep, goats, horses and deer. Other projects include telecom and internet improvements.
Russian government approves new development plan for Republic of Tyva Picture: Sholban Kara-Ool
The head of the government Sholban Kara-ool said that even if 25% of the planned investment reaches Tyva, it will greatly boost the development of the region.
'Despite the importance of the government's order, it's a working document,' he said. 'We all will have to work very hard to make what's planned come true.'
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