45 districts took part in the traditional competition. This year it was timed to coincide with the Year of Digitalization in the Republic of Tatarstan, with its motto: "Smart, April, May!". "Eco-spring" is held for the seventh year in a row, in parallel with the sanitary and environmental bi-monthly. And today the winners were awarded in the nominations: "Best Kindergarten", "Best school", "Best family", "Best enterprise", "Best yard", "Best media".
The guests and prize-winners of the contest were welcomed by the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Alexander Shadrikov. "The best of the best have gathered in this hall today. People who do good deeds to protect and save the environment. This year, 755 thousand people took part in the two-month events. These people not only do it themselves, but also know how to lead their friends and comrades. All of you are an example for our Tatarstan citizens today. Ecology is what surrounds each of us. We are obliged to teach children to love and respect nature!", the Minister said and thanked everyone for their active position in nature protection.
The Shaikhaidarov family with many children from the Kamsko-Ustinsky district, who have been planting trees since 2011, was named the best eco-family. In a little over 10 years, they have planted more than 50 thousand trees on an area of 100 hectares near the village of Antonovka. The eco-family became the owner of a ticket to St. Petersburg.
Also, the winners of the contest "Eco-spring-2022" were:
- "The best kindergarten" - MBDOU "Alyoshkin-Saplyksky kindergarten "Teremok" Drozhzhanovsky district.
- "The best school" - MBOU "Nikolskaya secondary school" of Laishevsky district.
- "The best enterprise" - PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim of Nizhnekamsk district.
- "The best yard" - territorial public self-government "13 complex of the central district of Naberezhnye Chelny".
As part of the ceremony, the children who won the environmental drawings competition, timed to the 30th anniversary of the Ministry's formation, were also awarded. The winners were:
- in the age group "Preschoolers" (from 3 to 6 years):
1st place - Roman Zelinsky, MBDOU "Kindergarten of a general developing type with priority implementation of activities in the cognitive and speech direction of children's development No. 69 "Rainbow", Naberezhnye Chelny
- in the age group "Students of grades 1-4":
1st place – Danil Shagaliev, GBOU "Menzelinsky Cadet Boarding School named after Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel-General Vasily Nikolaevich
- in the age group "5th – 8th grade students":
1st place – Tatiana Grichanovskaya, MBOU "Secondary school No. 6" of Leninogorsk municipal district
- in the age group "Students of grades 9-11":
1st place – Azaliya Musina, MBOU "Cheremshansky lyceum" of Cheremshansky municipal district
- in the group "Students of children's art schools, as well as children's art schools (5-17 years old)":
1st place – Elena Osipova, MBU DO "House of Children's Creativity" of the Zainsky municipal district
Also, according to the results of the video contest in VK "There is no bad weather in nature", they were awarded in three nominations:
- "Awakening of nature" - MBOU Akkireevskaya SOSH Cheremshansky municipal district
- "From generation to generation" - Ramis Valiev's family, Mamadysh
- "Thematic video" - Marina Zakirova's family, Kazan
Let us recall that the purpose of the contest is to introduce Tatarstan citizens to environmental activities, identify the best initiatives and encourage the most active participants.
We congratulate all the winners and wish them further success in the noble cause of environmental protection!