Environmental Humor Contest (KVN) Took Place in the Apastovo Municipal District of the Republic of Tatarstan
15 March 2013, Friday
The competition “Yäşlär sulışı” (The Breath of the Youth)took place in the Apastovо municipal region of the Republic of Tatarstan. It is an annual youth competition which this time was devoted to the Year of environmental culture and protection in the Republic of Tatarstan.
The Center of Children’s Crafts “Sälät (Ability)”, Executive Committee and Department of Education of Apastovo Municipal District were the organizers of the contest. Experts of Trans-Volga Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan took an active part in the event and constituted thejury.
Three teams from Karatunskaya, Srednebaltaevskaya and Satlamyshevskaya secondary schools competed for the medal place. The competition was held in the form of Humor Contestand included 4 stages:
1. Greeting“Opening the book of nature”. The pupils were given 4-5 minutes in order to introduce their ecological teams.
2. Triathlon. Each team was to prepare six jokes related to ecology and environment.
3. Student theater of pop sketches “Ecology is…”.Team members tried to stand out by giving the most interesting definition of “ecology”.
4. Homework. “My village isa flower garden. Don’t let it fade away”. The best project aimed at the environment state enhancement and beautification of the motherland.
All tasks were evaluated by the juryon a 5-point grading scale. Pupils of Srednebaltaevskaya secondary school were acknowledged the best ecological team.
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.