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A joint meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Ecology and the Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage for the Republic of Tatarstan will be held today in Kazan with participation of the Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage Artem Sidorov and the President of the

Today, inspectors of the Central Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan conducted a raid in the Volga district of Kazan to reveal illegal snow deposits. “Our task today is to ensure that in spring, when snow melts, no reagents, litter or other pollutants get into the soil or together with ground waters into our water bodies: rivers, lakes, and springs”, acknowledged the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Farid Abdulganiev. He also said that snow should be removed to the specially allotted places, where all the relevant 

We continue to accept works for XVI Municipal Open Ecological Forum of 8-11 grade pupils "ZILANT", which will take place on January 29, 2016 in Culture and Sport Centre of the Kazan Federal University "Uniks". Theme of the forum is "Problems of soil protection in the Republic of Tatarstan". This year specific attention will be paid to mass organized section (propaganda team) and environment protection section, active participants whereof will be awarded by diplomas of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Lines and nominations of the Forum:

1. Research and development line. Reports will be made in 8 sections: "Flora, Plant Ecology", "Fauna, Animal Ecology", "Bio-indication", "Water Projects, Hydro-Ecology

A joint meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Department of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage for the Republic of Tatarstan will be held on January 18 at 9.30 am at the State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company “Corston” (Kazan

All who are not indifferent to the ecology-related matters are invited to participate in the All-Russian contest “Green technologies through the eyes of the youth”. In order to take part, it is necessary to send author’s articles before May 15, 2016 using photomaterials, video or slide films on production by virtue of green technologies, in-house methods of ecological monitoring, as well as interviews with officials of industrial companies. Students of various ages from secondary schools and vocational schools to higher educational establishments can participate in the

Today, the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan signed an Agreement on Cooperation and Information Exchange at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. The document was signed by the Head of the Office of Investigations under the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Tatarstan, Pavel Nikolaev, and the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid

The hot line number, the e-mail, the State Information System “People’s control”, the mobile application “School eco-patrol” are all accessible for the citizens to report on the nature protection violations. All the information received from the citizens is referred to the Republican Public Ecological Reception Office. The information on illegal extraction of common mineral resources, unauthorized landfills, restriction of the access to the water facility, discharge of pollutants into the water, on to the soil, or air pollution facts can be submitted at (843)267-68-67, via e-mail at eco.signal@tatar.ru

The remuneration paid to the citizens who have submitted the information on the violations of the nature protection legislation on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan has been increased. Earlier, the citizen who provided photo or video information on the offender received one thousand rubles, and starting 2016 this sum has been increased to 1.5 thousand rubles. Moreover, the list of violations has also been expanded. Besides illegal placement of waste and illegal extraction of mineral resources, people can now also report on the restricted access to the public water facility or its coastline, on the violation of the mode of economic or other activity of the water protection area of the water facility and land damage (destruction of the fertile layer of soil). One can assist in the registration of violations by applying online at

Citizens of the Volga district of Kazan addressed the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan complaining of the smell of sewage runoff. Inspectors of the Central Territorial Department under the Ministry visited the scene. It emerged that discharge of sanitary sewage on to the landscape near 36 Kul Gali str. was the reason for the pungent smell. Ecological specialists established that the relevant sanitary well was damaged. Specialists of the Central Specialized Inspection of Analytical Control under the Ministry of Ecology drew the samples of polluted soil for further analysis. The work on identification of persons involved in the

Exhibition of photographs with the unique animal world and matchless landscapes from all parts of Russia, workshops of the leading photographers of wild nature, film shows and even classes on arts and crafts - this is the programme of III Nature Festival "Primeval Russia". The event will take place in Moscow in the Central House of Artists from January 22 to February 25, 2016, the main theme will be the Volga River. Let us remind than in June of 2015 "Volga" Scientific and Artistic Expedition consisting of the leading photographers-naturalists, operators, urbanists and cultural specialists worked in the territory