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Today, on the Kazan CHPP-3 was launched the most powerful gas turbine plant in Russia. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov noted that the construction of a new unit is a unique project that will significantly improve the economic parameters and become more competitive in the electricity market. Currently this is the only in Russia plant with such parameters and capacity.

Today the meeting of the Committee on combating corruption was held in the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan under the chairmanship of Rustem Kamalov, First Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.

In Naberezhnye Chelny a large-scale environmental action was carried out to clean the coastal territory and the bottom of the Melekeska River. Here a photo exhibition of the Russian Geographical Society was organized. As noted by the head of the Prikamsky territorial department of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Nail Garipov, the event had enlightening nature:

Competitions in sports underwater hunting, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Russian DOSAAF, started on ​the Volga River, near the village Zaimishche. The organizers of the event are the Federation of Underwater Activities of the Republic of Tatarstan, DOSAAF RT, LLC “Maritime Assembly of the Republic of Tatarstan”, together with the administration of the Kirov and Moscow districts of Kazan. With a salutatory word, the head of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Ilham Sabirov addressed the participants of the competition.

On June 17, 2017 Elabuga will see an ecological fest for children. In the Park of Culture and Rest Shishkinsky ponds of Elabuga there will be organized cognitive games and quizzes, where children can learn much interesting about rare species of animals, protected territories of the Republic of Tatarstan. For those who like to paint, there will be a drawings contest in various categories: “Nature of Your Home”, “Your Favourite Animal”, “Spirit of Nature”, etc., and competition of drawings on asphalt.

How to sort garbage correctly? What plants are included into the Red Book? Why the natural resources become polluted? These and other questions were answered today by the participants of the environmental game “Green Relay”. The nature protection event was held in the City Children’s Ecological and Biological Center of Kazan.

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan (Pavlyukhina Str. 75, room 209) will hold Open Day on June 19 from 17.00-19.00. The specialists of the Ministry of Ecology will answer the questions related to the field of environmental protection and ensuring environmental safety in the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan, and nature use.

“Capture the beauty of native land!” Tatarstan amateur photographers are invited to participate in the III Contest of the Russian Geographical Society “The most beautiful country”. The contest aims to draw attention to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage of Russia, as well as the development of respect for the environment through the art of photography. Everyone can participate regardless of age and place of residence.

The environmental measures were discussed today in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan, where a briefing was held on the theme: “Sanitary and ecological two-month campaign in the Republic of Tatarstan”. The questions of journalists were answered by the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Farid Abdulganiev. “1.746 unauthorized landfills were identified, 93.5% removed. This is a very high result, given weather conditions on April-May.

The Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia, Sergey Donskoi, highly appreciated the nature protection activity of Nizhnekamsk industrial enterprises. The Federal Minister visited the facilities of Tatneft. He got acquainted with the production process at Nizhnekamsk Tire Plant, LLC, with the development rate of the TANECO Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex, the concept of advanced oil refining, assessed the environmental friendliness of the project and modern environmental and resource-saving technologies used at the refinery.