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The shore cleaned of rubbish, Kazan residents called to keep clean. Eco- action took place on the shoreline of Lake Sredniy Kaban. The good deeds brought together the inspectors of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, employees of the Center for Special Communications and Information of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in RT, and students of the school No. 114 of the Privolzhsky District of Kazan.

Convenient and eco-friendly. Today, inspectors of the Central Territorial Administration of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan together with public inspectors biked along the coastal strip of the Kazanka River. Attention of inspectors was attracted by the coastal zone of the lake near the Kirov dam. Here, environmentalists recorded an unauthorized waste discharge, which is a violation of Art. 8.2. Administrative Code of the Russian Federation: Non-compliance with environmental and sanitary-epidemiological requirements when handling production and consumption wastes, ozone depleting substances, or other dangerous substances.

Today, on Ecologist Day and on World Environment Day, winners of the Republican contest Eco-spring 2017 were awarded in IT-park. The hall gathered representatives of the most active kindergartens, schools, universities, enterprises, public organizations, environmental centers, and families which made a significant contribution to the environment protection. “These are people who are really indifferent, by their example they show how we all should treat our universal mother-nature, – the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Nigmatullin greeted the participants.

Dear friends!

 I congratulate you on the occasion of Environmentalist Day and World Environment Day. Environmentalist day is not only a professional holiday for specialists engaged in environmental protection. Today I want to congratulate also representatives of scientific, public, volunteer organizations and just all not indifferent people. All those who are on duty and on vocation, civic duty and own initiative contribute to the preservation of natural wealth.

Today, a large-scale ecological action “International Day of Reservoirs Treatment” was held on Lake Glubokoe. The event brought together about 500 volunteers. The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Farid Abdulganiev greeted the participants of the action: “Our task is to draw the attention of the Tatarstan people, first of all, young people to preserving our nature. We hope that by such actions we can instill love and respect for the unique natural resources of our republic,” the Minister said, and thanked those who come for their participation.

Today in Kazan, in the swimming pool “Burevestnik”, swimming contests took place under the Spartakiad of civil servants of the Republic of Tatarstan. The winners were awarded by Farid Abdulganiev, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.

1,127,000 participants in environmental protection actions and almost as many trees planted. During the sanitary-ecological two-month campaign, which took place in Tatarstan from April 1 to May 31, 1,746 unauthorized dumps were identified, 93.5% (1632 dumps) eliminated. The results were announced today by the Minister of Ecology of the Republic on a meeting in the Cabinet of Ministers, which was held by the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

On June 9-10, 2017 in Kazan, the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, Sergei Donskoy, will hold the seventh visiting session of the Federal Ecological Council. Discussion of the implementation of major activities for the Year of Ecology in Russia is planned. According to the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia, the chairman of the Federal Environmental Council Sergei Donskoy, field meetings are held on a regular basis between environmental congresses so that the regions can participate in the discussion of the agenda.

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan continues to poll public opinion on the state of corruption in the Ministry. You can fill in the questionnaire in the section “Anti-corruption”–“Public Opinion Survey, Questionnaire”. Link: http://eco.tatarstan.ru/rus/opros-obshchestvennogo-mneniya-anketirovanie.htm.

Tatarstan amateur photographers are invited to participate in the All-Russian photo-contest of water landscapes of the native land,“Water Treasures of Russia”. The event is organized by the Federal Agency of Water Resources under the Year of Ecology in Russia. The contest is open to photographers-residents of the Russian Federation above 16 y.o. Pictures should be sent in electronic form to the official website of the Federal Water Resources Agency from 1 December 2016 to 1 October 2017.