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Regional norms for the background content of heavy metals in the main soils of the Republic of Tatarstan are important for the objective evaluation of the extent of the damage inflicted on the environment due to the land pollution, operational procedures aimed at minimization of the consequences of emergency situations, evaluation of the quality of reclamation work, optimization of reclamation expenses, as well as improvement of the ecological situation in the Republic.
Today, the car fleet of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan was completed with new cars. All in all, the Ministry took title to 17 vehicles manufactured in Russia including 8 Niva cars, 8 Lada Granta cars and a Gazel-based mobile laboratory.
Keys to new vehicles were presented to the Ministry’s inspectors by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov. The solemn ceremony was held in Kazan on the square adjacent to the Big Concert Hall n.a. Salikh Saydashev. In front of the President, the experts decided to immediately test the laboratory: an expressBy order of the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid Abdulganiev, an inspection was carried out pertaining to extraction of common natural resources (CNR) in the water area of the Volga and the Kama Rivers in compliance with the Federal legislation. Deputy Minister – Chief State Inspector for Nature Protection, Ramil Nizamov, reported on the results during the operational meeting on October 20th. He reported that at this moment, 26 crane boats and dredgers operate in the water area, six whereof violated the nature protection legislation. The facts of illegal extraction of CNR were revealed along with the absence of licenses aboard.
Such limited liability companies as TD Columbia, Volzhskaya Sudokhodnaya Companiya, NerudnayaA tour was organized for the pupils of the boarding school n.a. E.G. Lastochkina to the Natural History Museum of the Reserve Museum “Kazan Kremlin” in the framework of the project “Ecological rehabilitation” held by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. The event was held by the author of the project, the leading specialist of the Ministry Elena Gilmizyanova, together with fellow workers of the Natural History Museum “Kazan Kremlin”. The children were familiarized with exhibits, the history of the planet and the Republic of Tatarstan, and they were told about ancient animals that had lived on the planet millions of years ago. The following topics were touched upon: ecology, astronomy, mineralogy, mineral resources, geology, and paleontology.
The project aimed at ecological and educational work "Ecological Rehabilitation" has been implemented by the Ministry of Ecology for the children with disabilities for 10 years now. This project is aimed at creation of the area of green vegetation surrounding