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There was a talk on the work fulfilled in the field of conservation of the Volga River, as well as on the creation of water protective forest stands in the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan at a joint meeting with environmental experts. The First Deputy Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan E.N. Bedertdinov, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan F.S. Abdulganiev participated in the event. During the meeting, it was decided to develop a roadmap for afforestation of the banks of the Volga River in the Republic of Tatarstan. Environmental experts noted the potential of foresters in the field of planting material growing, in their turn, forestry workers said that, they are ready to participate in the project "Improvement of the

Volga" in case of availability of necessary funding and allocation of sites for the laying of water protective stands.

The meeting considered the review prepared by the Office of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan on the issues of anti-corruption policy based on the analysis of information submitted by the government bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan and local authorities in the Republic of Tatarstan on the implementation of anti-corruption measures in the first half of 2017. They also examined the information of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Tatarstan on the results of the conducted analysis of the supervision practice over the implementation of anti-corruption legislation in the Republic of Tatarstan for the expired period of 2017, and the results of a sociological survey on the topic: "A public opinion poll on the state of corruption in the Ministry."