Bratsk is recognized as one of the most well maintained cities

Minister of Regional Development Viktor Basargin announced the winners of the all Russia contest Most Well Kept City of Russia for 2007. Among the best are Novosibirsk, Bratsk and Reutov, and each winner in its group will receive 60 million rubles. The contest honors cities where improvement, greening and housing and utilities are developing especially successfully, raising residents quality of life.

The cities that won the competition were announced by Minister of Regional Development Viktor Basargin on November 17 at a meeting of the Presidium of the Government of Russia.
Novosibirsk, Bratsk, and Reutov won the all-Russian competition for the title of “The Most Well-Arranged City in Russia” in 2007, Minister of Regional Development Viktor Basargin said yesterday. The results of the competition were summed up at a meeting of the government presidium, the Ministry of Regional Development said on its website.
As the head of the Ministry of Regional Development explained, the competition is held in three groups of cities: administrative centers of federal subjects; cities with a population of over 100,000; and cities with a population of up to 100,000, as well as urban-type settlements. In each group, three winners were selected, each of whom will receive 60 million rubles.
The competition was held in accordance with the decrees of the President and the resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation.” The main goal of the event is to intensify the work of government bodies in the development of the housing and utilities sector. In accordance with the regulations, a city or urban-type settlement in which work on improvement, landscaping, reform of the housing and utilities sector, the management system, as well as the creation of a higher quality of life for the population, is successfully carried out may be recognized as the winner of the competition. The competition is held in three categories.
According to Viktor Basargin, three winners were determined in each group, each of whom will receive 60 million rubles.