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The launch of a pilot project in Tatarstan on management of mercury-containing waste of hazard classes I and II was discussed today at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. The decisions made during the meeting are documented and a roadmap for implementation of the pilot project is prepared.

Acceptance of applications for the republican photo contest “Ecology of the native land” has begun. Students of higher educational institutions and high school pupils of Tatarstan are invited to participate, presenting an original thematic author’s photo.

Details of participation can be found in the Regulation. The contest results will be announced in November 2019.

Inspectors from the South-eastern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan in Almetyevsk discovered the fact that storm drains were dumped onto the terrain. The drain pipe was removed from the territory of one of the metal depots.

2034.68 kg of waste was collected by participants of the “Clean Games” in Tukayevskiy district. Separate waste collection competitions took place in the area of ​​the embankment of the central beach in Betki village. More than 100 people took part in the modern quest. These are school pupils, students, teachers and their parents. Different number of game points was awarded for each type of waste. As a result of the event, 248 bags of garbage were collected, including 465 kg of tires, 153 kg of large garbage.

Large-scale illegal mining of common minerals (clay) was carried out in Bolshiye Achasyry village of Zelenodolskiy district. The fact of environmental violation was recorded by state inspectors of the Office of the State Inspectorate for Environmental Supervision of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan as part of the consideration of citizens’ appeals. The violator faces a fine in the amount of 800 thousand to one million rubles for unlicensed use of subsoil according to Part 1 of Article 7.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.

Using the “People's Control” information system, the Prikamskiy Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan received an appeal about unauthorized waste disposal in the city of Naberezhnye Chelny. The fact of violation was confirmed. The culprit faces a fine of 40 thousand rubles.

In order to create a responsible attitude towards nature among schoolchildren, employees of the Kamskiy Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan conducted an eco-lesson for schoolchildren “Lyceum No. 78 named after A.S. Pushkin”. During the conversation, eco-activists explained to children how everyday habits affect the well-being of the planet and all its inhabitants.

From October 16 to October 18, 2019, PAO TATNEFT together with the Almetyevsk State Oil Institute in Almetyevsk will organize the II International Forum “Science and Innovations”. As part of the event, a symposium on industrial, environmental safety and labor protection is planned. Information on announcement of the results of the Forum is available at http://www.agni-rt.ru.

Today a meeting of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov with the leadership of the IT company Uros (Finland) took place in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan. The meeting participants discussed the prospects for implementation of joint projects. In particular, possibility of introducing water quality control systems in the water distribution network in Tatarstan was considered. Using Uros systems, the operator can detect abnormalities in the general chemical analysis of water in real time and take immediate action.

Since the beginning of the year, 10,469 appeals have been received by the Republican Public Reception Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. Most of them – 6,352 - through the School Eco-patrol mobile application. According to the People’s Control system, ecologists have examined 1,059 messages, 1,440 notifications have been received via WhatsApp, Telegram, Eco.signal, and Hotline. 1,618 appeals have been received at personal receptions of citizens and through the reception of the Ministry.