Exhibition and congress “Pure water. Kazan” held in Kazan
27 March 2013, Wednesday
Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov participated in solemn opening of the exhibition and congress “Pure water. Kazan” in Kazan.
The whole range of equipment and services for renewal and protection of natural resources, communal and industrial water supply systems, sewage water treatment, water bottling was presented at the exhibition. Employees of industrial enterprises, agencies, scientific institutions and business structures from 10 Russian regions, Denmark and Germany participated in the exhibition.
Deputy Head of Federal Agency for Water Resources Vadim Nikanorov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Artem Sidorov were present at the opening ceremony.
Ildar Khalikov said: “Proposals that are presented at the exhibition annually are being actively used by major republican organisations and companies. Countryside dwellers appreciated the programme “Pure water”. The exhibition and the congress give us the opportunity to learn about new technologies and discuss issues Tatarstan residents and water supply companies worry about.”
Round tables on urgent issues concerning rational use of water resources and implementation of federal programme “Pure water” will be held within the framework of the congress.
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.