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More than 400 participants gathered today in the XIX City Environmental Forum of Schoolchildren "Zilant". Here, pupils of 6-11 grades presented their achievements in the field of ecology: animal and soil studies, pop numbers and reports on environmental activities. The City Open Environmental Forum of Schoolchildren "Zilant" is held annually. It is organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Department of Education of the Executive Committee of Kazan, the City Children's Ecological and Biological Center and the Kazan Federal University.

8 violators were caught red-handed during a night raid in Naberezhnye Chelny. Probable routes were patrolled by inspectors of the Prikamskiy Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. For non-compliance with environmental and sanitary-epidemiological requirements when handling production and consumption wastes, as well as for violation of municipal rules on land improvement, the guilty party will be fined.

A landfill with area of ​​482 square meters formed as a result of repair of the catering building was identified by experts of the South-Eastern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan in April 2018.

From March 20 to March 22, 2019, the XIX International Forum “Ecology of a Big City” will take place in St. Petersburg at the Expoforum Congress and Exhibition Center. Representatives of environmental services of cities and constituent entities of Russia, legislative assemblies of regions, environmental councils of cities, manufacturers and suppliers of equipment and services used to solve environmental issues are invited to participate in the event.

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan supported the position of environmentalists regarding the involvement of the Nurlatsky enterprise in environmental pollution.

In the middle of January of this year, inspectors of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan fixed illegal snow storage in the Otary settlement of the city of Kazan. The storage area of ​​contaminated snow reagents in the water protection zone spread to more than 10 hectares. According to data from the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography of RT, this land plot belongs to a legal entity. Administrative responsibility threatens the violator, a fine on officials from 8 to 12 thousand rubles, on legal entities from 200 to 400 thousand rubles. Due to the presence of signs of a criminal offense, in addition, all materials will be sent to the prosecutor's office and law enforcement agencies for consideration and adoption of an appropriate decision.

An ecological hour was held for the students of Arsk Pedagogical College named after Gabdulla Tukai by specialists of the Northern Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. Firdausa Latysh, a Management Specialist, told second-year students about the work of environmental department and the ecology of the northern region of the republic. In more detail, she highlighted the topic of environmental education of the younger generation, the importance of the work of teachers of preschool and school education in this area.

181 appeals were received by the Republican Public Reception Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan from the beginning of the year. Two of them are through the School Eco-patrol mobile application. Also, ecologists reviewed 56 messages received via the “People's Control” system, and 55 notifications - via e-mail, the Ministry’s “hot line” and WhatsApp, Telegram communication channels. 68 appeals were received at personal receptions of citizens and through the reception of the Ministry.

Today, inspectors of the Central Territorial Administration and specialists of the Central Specialized Inspectorate for Analytical Control of the Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan conducted a survey of the roadside lanes. With participation of representatives of contractors responsible for cleaning and maintenance of the surveyed sections of the road network, snow samples were taken in 4 streets of the Sovetskiy district of the city of Kazan. Results of the analysis of the sampled snow will be ready in a week.

The quality of the gas treatment plant was reviewed at the enterprise in Naberezhnye Chelny after an environmental inspection. Citizens reported to the Prikamskiy Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan about the smell emanating from the Remontnyi proezd street.