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Arctic cities development master plans events to be listed in general plan — minister

According to Alexey Chekunkov, this will allow each budget cycle to ensure design, financing, construction

MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. The Ministry for Development of the Far East and Arctic is drafting a government decree to unite all events for development of 16 backbone settlements in the Arctic into a general plan, Minister for Development of the Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov said after a meeting of the State Council's commission on the Northern Sea Route and the Arctic.

"We have been working on a government decree that, <...> will unite all events for implementation of the Arctic backbone settlements development master plans into one general plan," he said.

This will allow each budget cycle to ensure design, financing, construction and operation of facilities accordingly, he added.