Two-month sanitary and ecological campaign to start in Tatarstan

On March 25, at a briefing at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Tatarstan Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Artem Sidorov reported that all environmental agencies, relevant ministries and departments, executive municipal committees will proceed to two-month sanitary and ecological campaign to clean up grounds from April 1 until the end of May.

“The strict observance of the environmental legislation in the field of waste management will be the main focus during this period,” the speaker pointed out.

“The supervisory activities will be done in stages, including industrial zones, trade facilities and public places. The preparatory works will finish this week,” the official noted.

As for the hard-to-reach places, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources will use small aircrafts as well as electronic services and mobile communication devices to receive citizens’ appeals and keep in contact with the public.

Currently, an inventory of waste disposal facilities is being done, the sites are being prepared to receive additional waste, and the work on organizing the waste removal at industrial and housing districts is organized.

To the point, in 2013, Tatarstan environmental agencies revealed and suppressed more than 10,000 violations of the environmental legislation. Over 6,000 administrative offence reports were issued, with the fines amounted to 18 million roubles. Moreover, 1,419 of 1,595 waste disposal sites found to be unauthorized were liquidated.