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The events that coincide with the World Earth Day were held today in the Republic of Tatarstan. The Ministry organized meetings with the representatives of public and educational establishments. On the initiative of the Ministry and with the assistance of Kazan Zoological and Botanic Garden, a practical nature protection campaign on creation of an ecological path was held on the territory of school No. 78 of Kazan. This school wasn’t chosen randomly, since at this school both healthy and disabled children study. Today, fellow workers of the Ministry and Kazan Zoological and Botanic Garden held a master class for senior pupils – the class regarded planting and caring for plants. Manchurian walnut and Amur maple became the pioneers of the ecological path along with lilac, spiraea, arrow-wood and mountain ash.

A report on plague of fish in the water facility on Karbysheva street in Kazan was received today by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. As it turned out, this pond isn’t a natural water facility, it is a hydrotechnical facility that is also a part of the garden square – a place of mass recreation of citizens. At the site, inspectors of the Central Territorial Department found dead fish and littered territory of the water facility. To discern the causes of fish plague, the Central specialized inspection of analytical control under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan drew water samples. A mobile laboratory of the Central specialized inspection of analytical control allowed to carry out urgent analysis with regard to oxygen level. The results showed that oxygen level is within the normal limits. More detailed analysis results will be known within 7-10 days.

As of April 15, inspectors of the Trans-Kama Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan took measures on revelation of the fact of illegal recovery of common mineral resources on the river Kama. On April 18, 2014 inspectors of the Ministry of Ecology together with fellow workers of the Department for Economic Safety and Anti-Corruption Activity under the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Tatarstan and fellow workers of the line police department of Naberezhnye Chelny of Kazan Line Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia on the transport, registered the fact of illegal recovery of common mineral resources (sand-and gravel material). Joint operative measures on prevention of further recovery were taken along with revelation of circumstances together with fellow workers of the police department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan. According to the preliminary information, recovery of sand-and gravel material on the river Kama was carried out beyond the boundaries of the licensed site.

Today, the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Artem Sidorov, met with a winner of the Republican stage of the “Junior water contest” Olga Timirbaeva and the mentor of the contest, Director of the Institute of Ecology and Subsurface Resources Management, Dmitry Ivanov. Organizational matters of participation in the final stage of the “Russian National Junior Water Contest-2014” that will be held on April 20 - 25 in Moscow were discussed during the meeting. The Minister highly praised the potential of the pupil from Tatarstan and acknowledged relevance of the project “Determination of toxicity of water environment with regard to behavioral performance of Daphnia magna using the system of computer vision” elaborated by Olga Timirbaeva.

A flying trip by helicopter across the territories of the Republic of Tatarstan was held in the framework of a two-month sanitary and ecological campaign on April 17, 2014. TheMinisterforEcologyandNaturalResourcesoftheRepublicofTatarstan, ArtemSidorov,and Deputy Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic, Ramil Nizamov, inspected the territory of Kazan, Laishevo, Pestretsy, Rybnaya Sloboda, Chistopol, Alekseevskoe, Elabuga, Nizhnekamsk, Zainsk, Mendeleevsk, Tukaevo districts, as well as Naberezhnye Chelny, Mamadysh and Sarmanovo districts of the Republic in order to reveal the sites of unauthorized placement of wastes and other violations of the rules of beautification.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation announced the All-Russian campaign “Parkway of Russia” that will be held in September in the framework of the Year of Culture in Russia.Plants symbolizing these regions will be chosen in every constituent entity by public voting. The Republic of Crimea was determined as the place of establishment of the Parkway of Russia.

On April 14, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan,“Corporation of Development of the Republic of Tatarstan” OJSCand Non-commercial Partnership “Centre of ecological certification – Green standards” have signeda three-party agreement. It is aimed at expansion of the boundaries of cooperation and enhancement of mutual understanding in the matters regardingapplication of “green” standards in the course of design and construction. These standards will be applied in the course of implementation of the project “SMART City Kazan”, and their observation is implied during further operationof facilities constructed in the context of this project.

OnApril13, theholidaydevotedtosummarizationoftheresultsof the contest “Grackles have come” held in Kazan for the third year in a row was held at a park “Black Lake”. This year more than 200 pieces of work were submitted to approval of the jury. All theparticipantsreceivedlettersofgratitudeforactiveparticipationinthecontest “Grackleshavecome”aimed at construction of birdhouses for birds, organized by the company “Maxidomwith the assistance of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. The winners of the contest were as follows:

Today, the fourth line of polystyrene production was commissioned at the company“Nizhnekamskneftekhim”. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, took part in the solemn part of the ceremony.
Construction of the fourth line was started in the Q12013, while pre-commissioning activities were started in December. Asitwasacknowledgedbythe DirectorGeneralof“Nizhnekamskneftekhim” OAO,Oleg Nesterov, release of 13 makes ofpolystyrene is envisaged at release. Anewlinewillallowthecompanytoincrease in general the volume of production and expand the product line.

Inspectors of the Cis-Kama Territorial Department conducted a raid in Naberezhnye Chelny near the village Elevatornaya Gora (44 Chapaeva str.), in the framework whereof monitoring and sampling of air was carried out. Following the results of analyses, excess of maximum allowable concentrations were revealed with regard to suspended substances, on the basis whereof experts of the Cis-Kama Territorial Department initiated an administrative investigation. In the framework of the investigation, the monitoring of the following manufacturing facilities with stationary emission sources located in the village Elevatornaya Gora was carried out: “FORTO” OOO, “CAPRI” OOO, Sole Proprietor D.L. Kaverin and Sole Proprietor L.A. Fomin.