Inspectors of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan started the operation "Autostop". It consists in identifying drivers parking cars on the banks of water bodies. Ecologists explain, any water object - from a small stream to the sea has water protection zones. The width of the water protection zone of lakes, rivers and streams ranges from 50 to 200 m, and the water protection zone of the sea is 500 m from the coastline.