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The meeting “On the results of activity for 2013 and goal setting for 2014” with participation of the Deputy Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chief State Inspector of the Republic of Tatarstan for Environment Protection, Ramil Nizamov, was held at the Northern Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.
In the framework of fulfillment of functions regarding state ecological surveillance, in 2013, the Northern Territorial Department carried out 349 inspections, in the course of which 321 violations were revealed and eliminated.

The ХIV City Ecological Forum of Pupils “Zilant” started its work in Kazan. The event has been held since 2001 and it is aimed at introduction of a system approach to environment-oriented education and upbringing of pupils, as well as at formation of the unified information space in ecological education. The Central Territorial Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan Board of Education, Kazan Federal University and Kazan City Children’s Ecological and Biological Center were the organizers of “Zilant” this year.

In the course of inspections of the territories of Leninogorsk Municipal District, inspectors of the South-Eastern territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan initiated administrative investigation against such companies as “Blagoustroystvo and Ozelenenie” (“Landscaping and Beautification”) LLC, “Neftestroy” LLC, as well as against certain sole proprietors carrying out economic activity in the water protection area of the river Kamyshla. Inspectors drew water samples of the river Kamyshla and revealed exceedance of the norms of maximum allowable concentration of copper.

February 2ndis celebrated as the World Day of swamplands. The events carried out on this day are meant to attract attention to the importance of swamplandsin order to maintain sustainable development of our planet.
TheConventiononswamplandsofinternationalimportancepredominantlyasthehabitatof swimming birds was signed in 1971 on February 2nd, in Ramsar (Iran), and since then it has been called the Ramsar Convention.

TheFourthAll-RussianEcologicalFilmFestival “MeridianofHope”, established by the Federal Service for Supervision of Nature Resources and the Filmmaking Union of St. Petersburg in 2011, willbeheldfromApril 21stuntilApril 24thinSt. Petersburg. Theeventisaimedatattractionofcitizens’ attentiontotheproblemsofpreservationoffavorableenvironment, unification of national filmmakers creating environment-oriented films, as well as fostering of the ecological mindset and ecological culture.

The meeting of the panel of the Russian Federal Consumer Rights Protection and Human Health Control Service for the Republic of Tatarstan was held today at the State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company “Korston” with participation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ildar Khalikov.
The Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Artem Sidorov, gave a report on interaction of the Russian Federal Consumer Rights Protection and Human Health Control Service with the Ministry of Ecology. He acknowledged that the database created by the Ministry on emissions into the air of Kazan, stationary sources of municipal companies and traffic flow, as well as measurements of the content of pollutants in the air of the city made by the Ministry and the Administration of the Russian Federal Consumer Rights Protection and Human Health Control Service were used for elaboration of the complex of measures necessary for provision of high quality air in the course of preparation for the Universiade and its holding.

The website of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was rated the 3rd in the category “The best website in Tatar”. The prizes were distributed today during the final panel of the Ministry of Information and Communication of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The Federal Subsoil Resources Management Agency (“Rosnedra”) planstocreateaspecializedonlineportalfor subsurface users and representatives ofgeological organizations where one will be able to sign in to a “personal account”. Itwillallowtogainaccesstothedataontheprogramsofreplacement of the mineral raw material base, the state ofsubsurface use conditions and design documentation, as well as statistical and analytical information. Subsurfaceuserswillbeabletosend requests and suggestions to the “Rosnedra” with regard to inclusion of subsurface allotments into the licensing program andprograms ofgeological prospecting work at the expense of the federal funds.

Anti-corruption measures and issues regarding prevention of “domestic corruption” in 2014 were discussed at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The meetings were held at all local administrations of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.