Sports underwater hunting competitions devoted to the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory will be held on June 11 – 13thin the waters ofthe Volga River in the district of Zaymische village. OrganizersoftheeventincludetheSubwaterActivityFederationof the Republic of Tatarstan, Voluntary Association for Assistance to Army, Air Force and Navy of the Republic of Tatarstan, “Marine meeting of the Republic of Tatarstan” LLCtogether with administration of Kirov and Moscow districts of Kazan. Thecompetitionsareheldintheindividual/teamevent.

 Thecompetitionisaimedatinvolvementofcitizensin applied military sports, popularizationofunderwaterswimming, as well as identification of the strongest sportsmen in theRepublic of Tatarstanduring the 2015 season.

The “Medicallanding troops” campaign, organized by the Ministryof Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, was held today for fellow workers of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. General physicians and medical workers checked blood pressure and gave recommendations with regard to healthy lifestyle.Moreover, the film on the causes of increased blood pressure was demonstrated, and “checkup diaries” were handed out for the purposes of regular health control.

The ceremony of awarding of winners of the Republican Contest “School Eco-patrol” was held today at the Victory Park of Kazan. Pupils of secondary educational establishments of the Republic of Tatarstan participated in it from September 1, 2014 until May 1, 2015. The contest was organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan together with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Information Support and Communication of the Republic of Tatarstan. Using a specially developed mobile application, pupils of educational establishments registered the information on unauthorized waste placement sites and referred it to the Ministry, and then inspectors implemented measures aimed at their liquidation. All in all, 1,166 photo messages were received regarding unauthorized waste placement sites. 

On May 22, 2015, inspectors of the State Ecological Surveillance under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan organized a raid to the Volga district of Kazan in compliance with address of citizens to the Ministry’s hotline. The fact of illegal quarry development, namely sand, was revealed in the course of the raid near Mirny village. The mineral resources were used without an appropriate license. Upon arrival to the site, inspectors found 4 KAMAZ trucks loaded with sand, two motor vehicles and an excavator. Together with Police officers of the Police Department No. 10 “Industrial” of the Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Kazan, they apprehended offenders involved in this violation, and the latter gave their explanations. Photo and video materials were drawn up, and at present the work on identification of owners of the above indicated equipment is carried out. The damage inflicted on the environment is being estimated.

On May 23, 2015 in the framework of the Spartakiade of state officers of the Republic of Tatarstan, track-and-field competitions were held at the football and track arena of Kazan Central Stadium. All in all, 27 teams took part, including the team of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan that was rated the 9th. In the overall rating, the Ministry of Ecology holds the 6th place.

On May 27, 2015 the winners of the Republican contest “School eco-patrol” will be awarded at 10 am in the Victory Park of Kazan (the intersection of Bondarenko street and the avenue of Khusain Yamashev). Pupils of secondary educational establishments of the Republic of Tatarstan participated in it from September 1, 2014 until May 1, 2015.

An area-based seminar on “Social partnership of Children’s Social Organizations in the contest of standardization of pre-school education” was held in Tetyushi municipal district at the premises of the nursery “Skazka” in the framework of work carried out by the Resources Center for Ecological Education of Pre-school pupils and the International Program “Eco-Schools/Green Flag” where experts of the Trans-Volga Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan took part.

         The event was aimed at generalization and dissemination of work experience on ecological education of pre-school pupils and involvement of nurseries of the Republic of Tatarstan in cooperation in the framework of the International program “Eco-school/Green flag”.

A current number of the e-magazine “Anti-corruption reporter” prepared by the Officer in charge of prevention of corruption and other offences at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Ekaterina Piternova was issued. The magazine reflects the results of anti-corruption work of the Ministry during the first 4 months of 2015. Moreover, articles of journalists from various mass media were also covered. The magazine is placed on the website of the Ministry in the “Anti-corruption” section.