Gazprom Transgaz Nizhny Novgorod gas workers take part in Green Russia countrywide environmental cleanup
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Over two thousand employees of Gazprom Transgaz Nizhny Novgorod attended the environmental cleanup that took place across Russia on August 30 and 31.
In all of the company’s activity regions the gas workers cleaned the areas adjacent to the gas transmission system facilities as well as riversides, lakesides, parks and squares.
Seven and half tons of garbage removed from Bauman forest in Chuvash Republic
“We are sure that each of us can and should contribute to fighting for nature conservation,” believes Yury Arbuzov, First Deputy Director General, Chief Engineer of Gazprom Transgaz Nizhny Novgorod.
In Nizhny Novgorod the gas workers joined the volunteers in the Kulibin Park and did a cleanup of the ‘Dom’ Center of Family and Children Support on their own, putting the Center premises in order, removing the construction wastes, painting the children’s playground and organizing a real celebration with presents and sweet treats for children.
According to the preliminary estimates, the gas workers collected over 200 tons of garbage during the cleanup.
Background
Gazprom Transgaz Nizhny Novgorod is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom, supplying gas to Russian regions and delivering the blue fuel to the FSU and beyond. The company’s gas transmission system includes over 13 thousand kilometers of gas trunklines conveying some 220 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually. Over 11 thousand people are employed at the company. The environmental management system of Gazprom Transgaz Nizhny Novgorod complies with the requirements of the ISO 14001:2004 international standard.
2013 is declared the Year of Ecology in Gazprom. This year Gazprom Transgaz Nizhny Novgorod will additionally hold over 60 environmental events aimed at preserving the natural resources. The company pays most careful attention to providing environmental safety and preserving natural resources.