To date, the environmental situation in individual cities of Russia leaves much to be desired. However, in recent years, the government has seriously taken up the issue of improving the environment. The creation of waste processing enterprises, the transition to environmentally friendly fuels and the installation of gas purification equipment at factories contributes to the improvement of the ecological state of individual settlements. The top 10 includes the cleanest cities of Russia 2018-2019, a list of which is presented below.
10. Yoshkar-Ola
Yoshkar-Ola or Red City opens the rating of the cleanest Russian cities as of 2018-2019. It is the capital of the Republic of Mari El. The ecological situation here is not as acute as in other cities of Russia. However, there are still problems with environmental pollution, and rather small ones. In the Red City, there are many large enterprises that produce air emissions. The issue of water quality in the Malaya Kokshaga River is rather acute. This water body and other rivers of the city are regularly released from precision waters, which are industrial waste. Despite this situation with rivers, the quality of drinking water has been significantly improved in recent years.
9. Tambov
Tambov one of the ten most environmentally friendly cities in Russia today. Despite the large number of industrial enterprises, the air pollution index is relatively low and amounts to 4. There is a waste sorting enterprise in the region that processes polymers into granules. The city has a large number of parks, and many streets are landscaped, which allows you to further purify the air from the exhaust emissions of cars.
8. Saransk
Saransk located on the eighth line of environmentally friendly cities. It is located in Mordovia and is its capital. The city has more than a dozen industrial enterprises that regularly make emissions into the environment. In recent years, it has been possible to increase environmental friendliness thanks to environmental measures. In Saransk, one hundred percent gasification, due to which the emission of harmful substances is minimized. Earlier, a deplorable situation was observed with river waters, which were as polluted as possible. Now everything has changed and fish have begun to appear in the rivers.
7. Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk It is considered an environmentally friendly city in Russia at the end of 2019. The level of air pollution over the previous years was considered satisfied. Recently, the situation in this regard has improved several times, because the emission of pollution into the atmosphere has decreased eight times over the past two decades. It was possible to achieve such changes for the better thanks to the installation of gas cleaning equipment at enterprises and the conversion of most plants to natural gas. One of the problems facing Petrozavodsk most acutely is the negative impact of municipal solid waste due to the lack of established disposal measures. Another urgent problem of the city is the high level of pollution of river waters.
6. Embankments
Naberezhnye Chelny refers to the cleanest cities of Russia from an environmental point of view. A feature of this city is that there is a constant circulation of air on its territory, which prevents its stagnation. The air masses are constantly updated, so the air here is clean. The problem of water pollution in rivers, as in other Russian cities, is also not acute.
5. Kazan
Kazan It is one of the most environmentally friendly cities in Russia. Today it is the only metropolis that completely processes industrial waste. On the territory of Kazan there are more than one and a half thousand enterprises that produce harmful substances into the atmosphere and water. In order to reduce the concentration of harmful substances in the city, public transport was switched to Euro 3 and Euro 4 standards. Tap water is also decontaminated according to European standards with the exception of an unsafe method of cleaning with chlorine.
4. Terrible
The terrible It is considered to be one of the cleanest Russian cities with a very low level of pollution. This is due primarily to the lack of a large number of industrial enterprises. In the city there are no more than ten plants. The total amount of harmful emissions into the environment is just over 20 tons, which is quite small compared with other large settlements of Russia.
3. Magas
Magas enters the list of the most environmentally friendly cities located on the territory of the Russian Federation. A favorable environmental situation was achieved through the introduction of a new underground garbage storage system. The city has eco-terminals designed to collect fluorescent lamps. Also, projects using solar panels have been launched in Magas. The city managed to completely get rid of landfills. Also in Magas, active work is underway to purify river waters and improve the quality of drinking water. In the near future, the formation of an environmental patrol is expected, with the help of which the state of natural territories will be monitored and the suppression of attempts to harm nature.
2. Kostroma
Kostroma recognized as one of the most environmentally friendly zones in Russia. This is due to the fact that in the city there was a graduation of many industrial enterprises. The second important factor of cleanliness is the presence of a large number of forest stands that provide residents with clean air. The main source of pollution of the village is the industrial plant Fanplit. The main problem is the increased pollution of the Volga River, into which industrial waste is regularly discharged.
1. Sevastopol
Sevastopol It is considered the cleanest city in Russia in terms of ecology. As of 2018-2019, Sevastopol produces the smallest amount of emissions of harmful substances into the environment, of which there are just over 9 tons, the bulk of which is transport. A huge role was played by the absence of large industrial enterprises. Clean air and water are what Sevastopol residents are proud of. However, in the near future, the coal processing plant, which is under development of the project, can spoil the ecological situation in the city. Nevertheless, at present, there are no real environmental threats.