NEWS

Atwo-monthsanitaryandecologicalcampaignforcleaningofterritoriesofcitiesandmunicipaldistrictsoftheRepublicofTatarstanstartsinTatarstanonApril 1, 2015. Inthecourseofpreparationthereto, theMinistryofEcologyandNaturalResourcesoftheRepublicofTatarstancarryoutzonalmeetingsoninspectionof readiness for a two-month sanitary and ecological campaign with participation of representatives of municipalities. Today, DeputyMinister – ChiefStateInspectoroftheRepublicofTatarstaninthefieldofEnvironmentProtection, RamilNizamov, held meetings in Zainsk, where representatives of Sarmanovodistrict also took part, as well as in Nizhnekamsk, Naberezhnye Chelnywith participation of representatives of Agryz, Aktanysh, Mendeleevsk, Menzelinsk, Tukaevo, Mamadyshmunicipal districts of the Republic of Tatarstan, and in Elabuga.

The XIV district ecological conference of pupils “The green world in your hands” was held in Buinsk at vocational school No. 2. Experts of the Trans-Volga Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan participated in the event. The conference is aimed at improvement of education of pupils in the field of ecology, motivation of school work in the direction of development of ecological culture, enhancement of the level of general, communicative and research competence.

Pupils’ conference was held in the following sections:

-        general ecology;

-        ecology of the motherland;

-        environment and human health.

AmeetingoftheV.A. PopovPrizeCommitteeestablishedbytheAcademyofSciencesoftheRepublicofTatarstan, theMinistryofEcologyandNaturalResourcesoftheRepublicofTatarstanandKazan (Volga) FederalUniversitywasheld at theMinistryofEcologyandNaturalResourcesoftheRepublicofTatarstan. V.A. PopovPrizeisawardedforresearchwork, discoveriesandinventions, oritisawardedforacollectionofscientificpiecesofworkthathavegreatscientificorpracticalimportanceforsolutionof problems related to ecological safety of the Republic of Tatarstan in order to encourage scientists for scientific work, scientific discoveries and inventions in the field of ecology and rational nature use that are of great scientific and practical importance.

TheMinistryofEcologyandNaturalResourcesoftheRepublicofTatarstanholdsacontestfor socially oriented non-commercial organizations in the Republic of Tatarstan to receive grants from the budget of the Republic of Tatarstan if they operate in the field of ecological safety assurance.TheapplicationswillbeacceptedfromMarch 16 toApril 14, 2015. Non-commercialorganizationsregistered in accordance with the procedure established by law andcarryingouttheiractivityontheterritoryoftheRepublicofTatarstanincompliancewiththeir constituent documents, if the types of their activity are envisaged by article 31.1 of the Federal Law “On non-commercial organizations”, and if they have been operating for at least a year before the contest announcementcanparticipateinthecontest.

A meeting of the Science and Engineering Board (subsurface resources management section) was held today at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.The meeting was held by Deputy Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Timur Akchurin. A report was reviewed onprospecting and evaluation work to justify a subsurface source of potable and domestic water supply in developing of the housing estate in Vysokogorsk district, as well as the project on development of standards on selection of core, mud and subsoil indrilling wells in order to connect the geo-information system to the core analysis data.

An onsite stage of the contest “I perceive the world” will be held on March 28th at the Municipal Autonomous Educational Establishment of further education of children “Municipal Palace of Creative Work of Children and Youth No. 1”in Naberezhnye Chelny. The IVRepublican contest of research and creative pieces of workof pupils of forms 1-4 is held by the Intellectual Development Departmentwith support of the Cis-Kama Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Head of Coordination and Planning Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Maxim Aleksandrovich Mikhaylov, celebrates his birthday today. He has been working at the Ministry since May 2005. At first he served as a senior specialist of the 1st category at the Department of Summary Analysis for Management of Information and Analytical Activity. Since 2013 he has been working asHead of Coordination and Planning Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The team of the Ministry of Ecology would like to congratulateMaxim Aleksandrovich on his birthday wishing him success in realization of the boldest plans and initiatives, unflagging vital power, family well-being and strong health for many years to come. 

AcoordinationmeetingofheadsofRepublicanlawenforcementagencieswasheldtodayintheProsecutor’sOfficeoftheRepublicofTatarstanunderchairmanshipofIldusNafikov, anditwasdevotedtothemattersofinteractionoflawenforcementagencies with regard to revelation and suppression of crimes and violations in the field of forest use and protection.

Volga Interregional Nature Protection Prosecutor Veniamin Selifanov, Minster for Ecology and Natural Resources of theRepublic of Tatarstan Artem Sidorovparticipatedintheevent.