As per agreement between Norilsk Nickel and the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, a paramedic-obstetric station was opened in Volochanka and keys to new houses were handed over to four of the residents of the village.
The construction of the paramedic-obstetric station in the village cost 15 million rubles, and the cost of building a house with an area of 50 square meters amounted to 7.2 million rubles.
This year, two more paramedic-obstetric stations will be opened in Ust-Port and Ust-Avam. The total cost of the projects is about 53 million rubles. In addition, this year three more residents of Ust-Avam will receive the keys to new apartments – 14 million rubles have been allocated for these purposes, the press service of Norilsk Nickel reported.
In general, 15 apartments worth about 70 million rubles have already been built in Volochanka and Ust-Avam in two years. Next year, Norilsk Nickel plans to allocate 65 million rubles for the construction of nine apartments and an additional 108 million rubles for the construction of 15 apartments in these settlements.
The support of indigenous minorities in the territories of the company's presence is traditionally an important area of activity for Norilsk Nickel.
Since 2020, the company has been implementing a five-year program to support and develop the ethnic groups of Taimyr.
Houses are being built in the villages of Taimyr, rural houses of culture are being erected, schools are provided with access to stable Internet, students' education is subsidized by Norilsk Nickel.
The company also works hard to preserve the heritage of indigenous peoples by such means as folklore festivals, master classes in choreography, decorative and applied arts, books on the history and culture of peoples, traditional economic activities.
PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metallurgical company, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, and the world's leading producer of platinum, cobalt, copper and rhodium. The company also produces silver, gold, iridium, ruthenium, selenium, tellurium, sulfur among other products.
The production divisions of the Norilsk Nickel group of companies are located in Russia in the Norilsk industrial region, on the Kola Peninsula and in the Trans-Baikal Territory, as well as in Finland.
In Russia, the company's shares are admitted to trading on the Moscow and St. Petersburg stock exchanges, and its American depository receipts are admitted to trading on the St. Petersburg stock exchange.
The group's products are supplied to 37 countries in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Americas. It is acquired by more than 400 partner companies. Its sales offices operate in Switzerland, China and the USA.
Norilsk Nickel fully supports the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. For the company, adherence to the principles of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility is an integral part of efficient operations and business development. Norilsk Nickel is constantly improving its environmental protection activities, human rights protection policy, occupational safety and health, environmental impact assessment, and biodiversity conservation. The company spent 333 billion rubles on projects related to sustainable development in 2022.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished
