In Tatarstan, a company was fined 815,000 rubles for illegal sand mining.

      The area of the illegal quarry amounted to 1,064 square meters

      Experts assessed the damage and filed a claim in court seeking compensation. Photo: Ivan Makeev. Go to the KP Photobank

      In Tatarstan the company "Amikron" was found guilty of illegal sand mining and ordered to pay a fine of 815,000 rubles for the damage caused to nature, the press service of the republic's Ministry of Ecology reported.

      It all began with appeals from residents of Nizhnekamsk to the Zakamsk department of the ministry complaining about unauthorized sand extraction. When ecologists went to the specified location they discovered an illegal quarry covering 1,064 square meters. It was calculated that 2,926 cubic meters of sand had been extracted from there.

      Experts assessed the damage and filed a claim in court seeking compensation. The suit was granted. The company must compensate for the damage caused to nature.

      Ruzaliya Khakimullina

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      In Tatarstan a company was fined 815,000 rubles for illegal sand mining

      The "Amikron" enterprise in Nizhnekamsk, whose employees were engaged in illegal sand extraction, was ordered to compensate for the damage to nature in the amount of 815,000 rubles. 14:19 17.09.2025 GTRK Tatarstan - Kazan

      In Tatarstan a company was fined 815,000 rubles for illegal sand mining

      The area of the illegal quarry amounted to 1,064 square meters

      Experts assessed the damage and filed a lawsuit seeking compensation. 13:06 17.09.2025 Komsomolskaya Pravda Kazan - Kazan

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