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More than 53 thousand people are protected from flooding, possible damage from negative impact of water to the amount of more than 2 billion rubles is prevented. About the measures for clearing and straightening the riverbeds and overhaul of hydraulic structures were told today at a press conference in IA "Tatar-inform". The questions were answered by Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Insaf Galiullin and Head of the Department of Economy and Investment Activity of the Ministry Tagir Valiyev. "In the current year, 22 hydraulic structures on the territory of the republic are overhauled. 

Geological associations of the Republic of Tatarstan (students of grades 5-11 and their teachers) are invited to participate in the Siberian Geological Olympiad, organized by the Geological and Geophysical Faculty of the Novosibirsk State University, the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, and the Institute of Oil and Gas Geology and Geophysics of the SB RAS.

On December 5-8, 2017 in Moscow the Institute for Problems of Integrated Development of the Earth. Academician N.V. Melnikova (IPCON RAS) will host the International Scientific Conference "Scientific Foundations of Mining Safety." The conference is held within the framework of the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan for Scientific Research "Safety of Mining". Plenary sessions will be held in the building of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Within the framework of this event the following issues will be discussed:

Journalists and bloggers of the Republic of Tatarstan can take part in the II All-Russian competition for the Vasily Peskov Award "Window to Nature".
For participation it is necessary to send creative works before December 31 to mmedia@phkp.ru. The competition accepts publications in the media and blogs for the period from November 15, 2016 to October 31, 2017. The work of the participants must meet the following criteria:

The fact of non-licensed extraction of subsurface resources was revealed in village Staroye Urussu of the Yutaz district. During the visit of the inspectors of the Priik territorial administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, special machinery was operating on site. The seizure of common mineral (clay) was carried out illegally by one of the local enterprises. 

To establish coastline boundaries, improve environmental legislation in the water sector, ensure environmental safety of water resources, determine the boundaries of flood zones. These and other issues were discussed today in Kazan at the round table "Preservation and Prevention of the Volga River" within the framework of the VIII Congress "Clean Water. Kazan." The event was organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Lower Volga Basin Water Agency of the Federal Agency for Water Resources. 

Today, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan received a report on a petroleum spot on the water of ​​the Volga River. The spot was discovered in Kazan on the Portovaya street, where the boat station "Vodnik" is located. Specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Tatarstan quickly removed the spot with an area of ​​60 square meters. 

Results of the Republican correspondence contest of posters on ecology "Our land is our pride!" were summed up in the Bugulma Vocational and Pedagogical College. For the title of the best in the nature protection, students from 35 educational institutions of Tatarstan applied. In the presented contest works the participants reflected the topics of inseparable connection between man and nature, the importance of the set of nature protection measures, the contribution of each to the improvement of the ecological situation.

Today the exhibition center "Kazan Fair" opened the 8th specialized exhibition and congress "Pure water. Kazan." The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Farid Abdulganiev addressed the participants with a welcoming speech. He noted: "Tatarstan is the most watered entity of the Volga Federal District. It takes a lot of effort to preserve the most valuable resource - water." The Minister stressed that the issues of ecology and environmental protection require a systematic approach and joint efforts. "Tatarstan was one of the first regions to join the formation of a federal project to improve the Volga. Here the pilot group worked, which formed data for the implementation of a new ambitious project.

From November 30 to December 1, 2017 the VIII specialized exhibition and congress " Clean water. Kazan " will be held in the exhibition center Kazanskaya Yarmarka. This event is organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan with the support of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Federal State Budgetary Water Management Agency "Sredvolgavodkhoz", and the OJSC "Kazanskaya Yarmarka".