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Today, the fourth line of polystyrene production was commissioned at the company“Nizhnekamskneftekhim”. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, took part in the solemn part of the ceremony.
Construction of the fourth line was started in the Q12013, while pre-commissioning activities were started in December. Asitwasacknowledgedbythe DirectorGeneralof“Nizhnekamskneftekhim” OAO,Oleg Nesterov, release of 13 makes ofpolystyrene is envisaged at release. Anewlinewillallowthecompanytoincrease in general the volume of production and expand the product line.

Inspectors of the Cis-Kama Territorial Department conducted a raid in Naberezhnye Chelny near the village Elevatornaya Gora (44 Chapaeva str.), in the framework whereof monitoring and sampling of air was carried out. Following the results of analyses, excess of maximum allowable concentrations were revealed with regard to suspended substances, on the basis whereof experts of the Cis-Kama Territorial Department initiated an administrative investigation. In the framework of the investigation, the monitoring of the following manufacturing facilities with stationary emission sources located in the village Elevatornaya Gora was carried out: “FORTO” OOO, “CAPRI” OOO, Sole Proprietor D.L. Kaverin and Sole Proprietor L.A. Fomin.

InspectorsoftheSouth-EasternTerritorialDepartmentundertheMinistryofEcologyandNaturalResourcesoftheRepublicofTatarstantogetherwithfellowworkersoftheTatarInterdistrictNatureProtectionProsecutor’sOfficecarriedoutanextraordinaryfieldinspectionwithregardtoobservationoftherequirementsof nature protection legislation on storage, burial and recycling of solid domestic waste on the territory of Berezovskoe rural settlement of Bugulma districtowned by“Poligon TBO” OOO.

Today, live broadcasting of the radio “State Television and Radio Company Tatarstan” was devoted to the two-month sanitary and ecological campaign held in Kazan.

Theresultsoftheannualnatureprotectionecological and educational campaign “Grackles have come” will be summarized on April13th at 10.30 amon the territory of the park “Black lake”. Piecesofworkofthecontest participants who constructed birdhouses will be acceptedfrom 10.30 amto 11.30 am. Alltheitemssuitable for use will be placed in parks of Kazan.

Today, inspectorsoftheCentralTerritorialDepartmentundertheMinistryofEcologyandNaturalResourcesof the Republic of Tatarstan organized a raid to the Aviastroitelny disrict of Kazanin the framework of a two-month sanitary and ecological campaign. A landfill of construction waste was detected on Chapaeva street, where a nursery is being constructed — it takes up the area of 250 square meters with total volume of 150 cubic meters. InspectorsoftheCentralTerritorialDepartmentdrewanadministrativeprotocolagainst“Barakat Stroy” OOO regarding violation of Article 52 of the Federal Law“On environmental protection” and Article 42 of the Land Code of the Russian Federation. Theoffenders committed themselves to carry out sanitary cleaning of the territory within two weeks.

A field session of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was held today in Mendeleevsk. First Deputy Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustem Kamalov held the meeting. Themattersregardingholdingofatwo-monthsanitaryandecologicalcampaign on cleaning of the territories of cities and municipal districts in Mendeleevsk municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan were discussed in the framework of the event. Themattersregardingactivityofopencutson the territory of the district were also touched upon. ExpertsoftheMinistryofEcologyandNaturalResourcesof the Republic of Tatarstanalso familiarized with the facility for placement of wastesin Mendeleevsk and arrangement of a two-stagesystem of transportation of wastes with the useofwaste transfer stations of “Mekhuborka Group”OOO. Themattersregardingselectionoftheplaceforinstallationoftheautomaticstationfor air pollutioncontrolpurchased in 2014 in the framework of the State program “Environment protection, reproduction and use of natural resources of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2014-2020” were also reviewed.

I would like to extend the most sincere and cordial congratulations on your professional holiday!
On the Day of Geologist, the Russian Federation celebrates the holiday of people who collect geological information piece by piece, and who reveal vast resources of the mineral wealth for the economy of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan. This holiday has always been and continues to be an important event in the life of people who devoted their lives to a hard but a very important profession of a geologist – the profession combining daily hard work, deep theoretical knowledge and selfless commitment to the matter.

A solemn ceremony of honoring of the winners of the All-Russian School Olympiad in Ecology was held today in Kazan at a cultural and entertainment center “Pyramid” with participation of Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan–the Minister for Science and Education, Engel Fattakhov.The Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Artem Sidorov, addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. HeexpressedgratitudetotheorganizersandparticipantsoftheOlympiadfortheeffort, purposefulness and commitment to the nature of the motherland, as well as to the professional community of teachers for their work regarding training of talented children. “Today it is hardly possible to imagine any field of the human life without the matters regarding protection and conservation of the environment. Theattitudetonature, amongeverythingelse, determined the maturity of our society, as well as its potential for quality changes. WehopethatmanyoftheOlympiadparticipantspresenttodayherewill become our colleagues in the nearest future and dedicated ecological specialists both by profession and by the way of living. TheMinistryisconductinggreatworkwithregardtoassuranceofecologicalsafetyoftheRepublic, while State programs and large investment projects are being implementedthat are aimed at minimization of the impact on the environment. Nevertheless, fostering of ecological awareness and education of the young generation of our Republic is still one of the most important directions of our work. A lot of important and interesting work lies ahead of us. I count on fruitful cooperation, I wish you victories, successes and new achievements”, it is said in the welcoming address of the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Artem Sidorov.