Ecologists inspected the bottom of the river Volga together with divers

Experts of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan inspected the bottom of the river Volga in the area of the beach “Locomotive” together with representatives of the Tatar Department of the Russian Geographical Society in the framework of monitoring of the Kuybyshev Reservoir. Deputy Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan – Chief State Inspector for Nature Protection of the Republic of Tatarstan Ramil Nizamov participated in the submerging.
In his interview to the journalists, Ramil Nizamov acknowledged that the inspection is aimed at evaluation of ecological danger of drowned objects for the environment.
Divers together with Deputy Minister inspected the bottom on the territory of about 30 meters in radius at a depth of 9 meters, and samples were drawn.
These samples will be referred to the Central specialized inspection of analytical control under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan for further tests regarding toxicity, bed deposits and chemical composition.

Press Service of the Ministry