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The team of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan headed by the Minister Farid Abdulganiev and representatives of Tatar Branch of the Russian Geographical Society participated in the rafting along the river Ilet' that started in Vysokaya Gora district in Naratlyk village. "I would say that the aim of this let's say ecological expedition is not only to study and develop new possible touristic routes, but, first of all, to study and evaluate the quality of water bodies of Tatarstan. We inspected the shores of the Ilet' to reveal littered sites of the coastal area, although, fortunately, we didn't reveal many of those. We plan on continuing this tactics in the future as well. Tatarstan is a region abundant in water with unique beautiful nature. The Ilet' River is one of the most ecologically clean afluents of the Volga River running for about 220 km. Water routes of the floatable Ilet' are optimal for the beginning amateurs of water tourism", acknowledged the Minister for Ecology Farid Abdulganiev. The river bed is mostly sandy with gently sloping coasts overgrown with coniferous-deciduous forest.

One of the most large-scale events on science popularization in Russia will take place in Kazan on July 20th Another "'Night' Campaign" will be held at Kazan Federal University within the framework of the "PRO SCIENCE at KFU" cycle. This time, the information on the modern science will be provided using the language accessible for the general public

Information about covering of the lake in Boriskovo village was received by the Ministry of Ecology of Tatarstan. A citizen of Kazan made a photo of KAMAZ trucks and a tractor with state plates, the owners whereof dumped construction waste right into the water body. The area of the lake makes up 7,200 square meters, and, according to the locals, the offenders managed to cover practically 20% of the lake. It turns out that the owner of a nearby house wanted to expand the area of his land plot. According to the Deputy Head of the Central Territorial Department under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Almaz Ismagilov, the offence falls under Article 7.6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation and Article 8.13 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. 

A creek of the Volga River Zeleny Bor village. In the height of a hot weekend. The beach is absolutely packed. Although the territory beside the river is crowded not with campers, but with dozens of cars. "It is not a beach - it is the 'stables' for motor vehicles". It is impossible to bathe or spend time here with children. Moreover, they leave tons of waste after themselves", complains of car owners a camper, Sergey Leontyev. Many owners of cars parked in the water protection territory can not even imagine that this "comfort" will cost them 4.5 thousand rubles.

The Year of Water Protection Areas was discussed today in Tatarstan at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Protection and nature conservation areas of Tatar rivers, beautification of the territories of coastal bands, creation of favorable conditions for the development of water protection areas, as well as assurance of public access to water bodies and improvement of the quality of surface areas – these are the key tasks, the accomplishment whereof is planned within the framework of the Year of Water Protection Areas, acknowledged today the Minister for Ecology, Farid Abdulganiev.

The VII specialized exposition and congress "Clean water. Kazan"will be held in Kazan on November 23-25, 2016. The activities are held simultaneously, which allows to combine the demonstration of advanced technologies with discussion of problems faced by this field.

The Forum "Clean water. Kazan" implies discussion of the most burning problems influencing the water sector development. The program is extremely vast and it includes several specialized events: round tables, conferences, seminars, company's presentations and other topical events in the water sector.

A profile platform "Eco Tatarstan" was opened today in Bilyarsk Historical and Archaeological Reserve Museum of Alekseevskoe district of Tatarstan with participation of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, within the framework of the International Educational Forum "Selet". "Ecology is our future! 

A solemn opening ceremony of the III Republican Open Field Olympiad of Young Geologists of Tatarstan was held today at the children's recreation camp "Druzhba" in Almetyevsk Municipal District with participation of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov. 

A touristic recreation zone was opened today at the site of a city lake in Almetyevsk after large-scale reconstruction with participation of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikanov. The Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid Abdulganiev, visited the facility. The project of the recreation zone forms part of the program of the Year of water protection areas. "Tatarstan is one of the most water-abundant regions of the federal district, and our aim is make unique natural areas available for public recreation. We have about 8 thousand of lakes in our Republic. It is important to create such conditions so that the citizens will be able to use all these assets without harming the nature. 

The President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, held a traditional meeting with heads of petroleum companies of the Republic today at Karabash village of Bugulma district. Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Ecology - Head of the Federal Agency for Subsurface Use, Evgeny Kiselev, Deputy Minister for Energetics of the Russian Federation, Kirill Molodtsov, Chairperson of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid Mukhametshin, and the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Farid Abdulganiev participated in the event. The delegation accompanied by Director General of Tatneft PJSC, Nail Maganov, viewed information stands of a series of companies including Tatneft PJSC,