OREANDA-NEWS  The President of Russia called for the resettlement of people from slums. Putin said this at an event dedicated to the opening of social facilities within the framework of federal and regional programs.

According to the head of state, he has already stressed the need to resettle people from problematic housing. "In general, the resettlement of residents from emergency housing is ahead of schedule in Russia. The government is constantly talking about this: it is necessary to evict people from slums," Putin said.

In his speech, the President also noted that the authorities expect to set a new record for housing construction in 2022. At the moment, more than 87 million square meters have been erected. According to Putin, housing conditions have improved three million families.

In September 2021, Putin called for people to be pulled out of the slums. The President of the Russian Federation insisted on launching a new program for the resettlement of emergency housing, recognized as such for January 2021.