"It is not a beach - it is the 'stables' for motor vehicles". The Auto-STOP campaign is held in Tatarstan

A creek of the Volga River Zeleny Bor village. In the height of a hot weekend. The beach is absolutely packed. Although the territory beside the river is crowded not with campers, but with dozens of cars. "It is not a beach - it is the 'stables' for motor vehicles". It is impossible to bathe or spend time here with children. Moreover, they leave tons of waste after themselves", complains of car owners a camper, Sergey Leontyev. Many owners of cars parked in the water protection territory can not even imagine that this "comfort" will cost them 4.5 thousand rubles. A special campaign "Auto-STOP" started in Tatarstan on July 15 th . Inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan in the field of nature protection carry out activities on revelation of violations in the water protection territories, and coastal areas of water bodies. "In the height of summer, the majority of citizens prefer to spend leisure time near water bodies, and due to this fact the amount of violations of water protection legislation increases. In order to prevent such events and inform the population, state inspectors will carry out raids both during the week and on the weekends. More than 500 violations were revealed just over this weekend. Certain materials related to the coastal areas of water bodies liable to federal supervision will be referred to the Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage for the Republic of Tatarstan", informed Deputy Head of the Central Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Almaz Ismagilov. According to Article 8.42 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, "violation of the special regime for carrying out of economic and other activity on the coastal protection line of the water body, water protection area of the water body", set by Article 65 of the Water Code of the Russian Federation, entails imposing of an administrative fine on an individual in the amount varying from 3 to 4.5 thousand rubles; on officials - from 8 to 12 thousand rubles; on legal entities - from 200 to 300 thousand rubles. "At first, they should create favorable conditions, and only then lodge requirements and impose fines. If there were a fence, we wouldn't go there, but there are no signs prohibiting parking", outrages a woman-driver Anna Melnikova. Although, experience has shown that availability of special signs, banners and information posters also don't stop those who like to park their cars where they are not supposed to. There is a large banner on Kaban Lake saying "Water protectionarea", but certain car owners opted to ignore it. Absence of specially designated parking places doesn't wave the responsibility, warn ecological specialists. Press Service of the Ministry