Two-month ecological campaign to start in Kazan on April 15
26 March 2013, Tuesday
At a briefing at Tatarstan Government House Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Artem Sidorov informed that this year sanitary and ecological two-month campaign starts on April 15.
The date has been changed because of severe weather conditions in republic. Earlier the campaign was implemented on April 1 – June 1. According to the minister, there were other reasons to change the dates.
On the threshold of Universiade 2013 Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources will work more intensively. 90 per cent of republican specialists will perform supervision activity in Kazan.
The republican cleaning day will be held on April 20. Much attention will be paid to Kazan, especially to adjoining territories of sports venues. Moreover, volunteer work on revealing unauthorised landfills will be organised, and public ecological organisations will be involved. “Public control” service on the website of state services will be fully used.
During Universiade Kazan interregional environmental prosecutor's office and employees of relevant ministries will carry out inspections at enterprises which make technological environmental impact to improve ecological situation in the city.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatutllin informed that in the current year the Ministry will take part in implementation of five national projects and three state programmes with planned construction and capital overhaul of 172 facilities for the total sum of 17bn rubles.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Zyabbarov informed that it is expected to achieve a comparable growth of produce of 1.5%, including that in food production - at least 2.6% in the agricultural sector.
On 4 January Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, who is the First Deputy Chairman of the Commission of prevention and elimination of emergency situation and ensuring fire safety of the republic, has taken a decision to put into operation the “Buran” (Snow storm) plan in Tatarstan starting from 2 pm on 4 January until the consequences of adverse meteorological events are eliminated by ministries, departments and organizations which ensure the smooth movement of road and rail transport in winter.
On 3 January on the errand from the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, who is the First Deputy Chairman of the Commission of prevention and elimination of emergency situations and ensuring fire safety of the republic , held an urgent meeting of the Commission which discussed readiness of forces and means to ensure security during the New Year and Christmas holidays.