Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov: “There should no fences and obstacles for free movement of people in the forest”

It was emphasized at the final meeting of the collegium of the Ministry. The collegium was attended by the Deputy Head of the Federal Forestry Agency Yury Klimov, the deputy of the State Duma of Russia Fatikh Sibagatullin, the Chairman of the Council of Municipalities of the Republic of Tatarstan Minsagit Shakirov, members of the Government, members of the collegium and representatives of territorial bodies, federal executive bodies, ministries and departments, members of the Cabinet of Ministers, and heads of municipalities.

In his summary report the Minister Almas Nazirov noted that in 2015 the Ministry has ensured the full implementation of measures for conservation, protection and reproduction of forests in the framework of the state task accomplished. Thanks to fire prevention activities and well-handled work on fire supervision there have been no forest fires in the forests of the Republic of Tatarstan. The reforestation activities have been taken efficiently and in a timely manner on a total area of ​​2128 hectares.

The director of the Buinsky Forestry Ilnar Gataullin told about the last year results and problems in the activities of the forestry. The teacher of the Lubyansky Forest Engineering College Pavel Sukhov addressed the collegium and noted that in the system of the training of specialists for the industry it is long past time to expand the range of specialties, in particular for the woodworking industry. The Director of the Republican Center of Student Groups Rinat Sadykov noted that the experience of the Republic for the arrangement of student groups engaged in the improvement of forests should be extended to the Volga Federal District and Russia.

The Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov has evaluated the work of foresters in the last year and set a task to increase the profitability of the Forest Breeding and Seed Center of Tatarstan and instructed to promptly make cadastral entry of the most valuable objects of the forest fund in order to prevent the unlawful seizure of territories. Moreover, it is necessary to start with illegal buildings in the forests near the cities, as well as on those areas where currently there is a largest number of violations.

At the end of the collegium there was an awarding of forestry employees and specialists distinguished following the results of 2015.