On November 27, 2013, a regular meeting of the Science and Engineering Board of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural resources took place in the Ministry. In the course of the session research papers on the following subjects were considered:
- “Realization of scientific research projects on assessment of hydraulic works impact on water ecosystems and hydrobionts of the Kuibyshev water basin”. Contractor – the Tatarstan Office of the State Research Institute of lake and river fishing industry.
- “Elaboration of regional standards of the background content of heavy metals in the main types of soils of the Republic of Tatarstan, 1 stage”. Contractor – the Institute of Environmental Problems and Subsurface Use of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Inspectors of the Central Department, together with representatives of the Kazan Interdistrict Environmental Prosecutor's Office and the Office of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography of the Republic of Tatarstan, conducted a survey of the territory of the Zelenodolsk district.
The events were held in the Zainsky district. The commission included inspectors from the Zakamsky Department of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan received an appeal from residents about violations of environmental legislation in the Yelabuga district. Inspectors from the Kama Department went to the site and confirmed the fact of dumping production and consumption waste into the territory of the Bug River water protection zone.