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 May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.