The campaign devoted to the Day of Action for Rivers, Water, and Life took place in the gymnasia of Aznakaevo. The event was held under the slogan “For Rivers, Water and Life!” Pupils of the 1st to 5th forms could show their abilities as ecologists-beginners.
Specialists of the Priiksk Territorial Department took an active part in the campaign. They told pupils about the state of the rivers and the lakes of Tatarstan, and appealed for pupils’ careful attitude to the environment. The hall was decorated with numerous colorful drawings of the rivers and the lakes of the Republic of Tatarstan. The event took place in the form of the quiz: members of the “Dolphin” and the “Scarlet Sails” teams answered organizers’ questions.
The Day of Action for Rivers, Water and Life has been celebrated since February 14, 1998 at the initiative of the public environmental organization “International Rivers Network”. The main goal of the Day of Action for Rivers, Water and Life is to pay attention of the mankind to the global problem of large dams and reservoirs construction which undermine ecosystems and a natural habitat.
At the end of the event the results were summed up, and all the participants were presented with books and letters of gratitude from the Priiksk Territorial Department.
As part of the new national project "Environmental well-being" Tatarstan has planned the implementation of 8 environmental initiatives with total funding of 3 billion rubles. The main part of the funds will be used for work on the federal project "Water of Russia", Minister of Ecology Azat Ziganshin said at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Today, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Azat Ziganshin spoke at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan. The event was dedicated to the start of the sanitary and ecological two-month period and environmental work plans for 2026 within the framework of the national project "Environmental well-being".
Today, at the weekly staff meeting with the heads of structural and territorial divisions, the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Azat Ziganshin, presented badges and official identification cards to the staff of the department.