In the framework of the Year for Environment-oriented Culture and Nature Protection, ecological lessons devoted to the Day of Ecological Education were held in junior classes of Aznakaevo Secondary School. Fellow workers of the Specialized Inspection for Analytical Control of Priiksky Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan took active part in the event.
“Water on Earth” was the theme of the lesson, during which the experts told the pupils about water and its properties, as well as about the impact of water on the person’s body. Special attention was paid to the protection of water bodies and careful attitude towards nature. Moreover, ecological quiz and contests were held for the pupils. The most active pupils were awarded with gifts.
For reference, from May 12, 1991 the Day of Ecological Education has been celebrated in Russia and the former CIS countries.
On this day, various ecological campaigns of educational and practical nature are held in cities and villages: exhibitions, conferences and contests of children’s crafts are held with regard to nature preservation;people take part in nature protection activities – cleaning of the riverside and water bodies, cleaning of parks, and site landscaping. This holiday concerns everyone who participates in promotion of the nature protection concept.
Inspectors of the Central Department, together with representatives of the Kazan Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office and the Office of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography of the Republic of Tatarstan, conducted a survey of the territory of the Zelenodolsk district.
The events were held in the Zainsky district. The commission included inspectors from the Zakamsky Department of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan received an appeal from residents about violations of environmental legislation in the Yelabuga district. Inspectors from the Kama Department went to the site and confirmed the fact of dumping production and consumption waste into the territory of the Bug River water protection zone.