More than 200 clean-ups held in Tatarstan under campaign “Green Russia”

Thousands of Tatarstanians joined the campaign “Green Russia”. The all-Russian event started on September 2. To date, more than 200 clean-ups have been held in all cities and regions of the republic. “In Tatarstan, campaigns of this format are always on a wide scale,” – Farid Abdulganiev, Minister of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan's Natural Resources said. - Residents of the republic willingly join the general cleaning of streets, yards, school territories. A significant number of clean-ups took place on shorelines, forests, and PAs. This indicates the unindifferent attitude of citizens towards nature. People demonstrate with their personal example a careful attitude to nature, educating the ecological and labour culture of youth. And we can say with certainty that social responsibility forms in schoolchildren and students who make cleaner their native region, city, republic.”
On the territory of Tatarstan the campaign is held for the fifth time in a row. Measures for landscaping and cleaning of territories of garbage will take place during September. Particular attention is paid to bringing in order of the areas of natural springs – in cities and regions, they are cleaned of debris and deadwood, decks are repaired, and the territories are improved. Representatives of state structures and activists of public associations take part in large-scale environmental protection measures.
Tomorrow, on September 15, the residents of Bavlov will join the All-Russian ecological clean-up. Schools, employees of enterprises and organizations will clean up the territories. They will restore order at the springs, plant shrubs and trees. In Tatarstan, the action will continue until the end of September.

Press Service of MENR RT