First Deputy Minister Ilgizar Zaripov met with representatives of the initiative group from the Irekle village of Aznakayevskiy municipal district
Today, the First Deputy Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan Ilgizar Zaripov met with representatives of the initiative group from among the residents of the Irekle village of Aznakayevskiy municipal district. The event was attended by Timur Galiyev, the Head of the Department of Forest Reproduction and Afforestation of the Ministry, Rafis Galiullin, Head-Forester of the State Public Institution of the Republic of Tatarstan “Aznakayevskiy Forest District”, Eduard Chikurov, Director of the State Budgetary Institution of the Republic of Tatarstan “Aznakayevskiy Forestry Enterprise”.
During the meeting, Nasima Rafikova shared her experience of creating forest plantations in the territory of the Aznakayevskiy municipal district. So, over 10 years, the Rafikovs family planted seedlings on the area of 200 hectares. “We planted trees near ravines, on wastelands and slopes. These actions were carried out exclusively at our own expense; for the past 5 years, representatives of the district administration and educational institutions have helped us. With their help, the planting area increased by 3-4 times”, said Nasima Rafikova.
The First Deputy Minister Ilgizar Zaripov thanked Nasima Rafikova for the initiative, active citizenship and selfless work for the benefit of the native republic. “Of course, largely thanks to such caring people like you, we manage to fulfill our main task of preserving and increasing the forest resources of the Republic of Tatarstan”, he emphasized.
Further, the meeting participants discussed the possibility of applying the experience of the Rafikovs family in other municipal districts of the republic.