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A visit of Grand Detour Association (France) to Togliatti

23 September 2013

On September 17-20^th, 2013, the delegation of researchers of big rivers from Grande Detour Association (France) will visit Togliatti.

The chiefs of Association Mrs. Marin Ergu and Mr. Loran Rigot obtained a grant of the Young Paris Foundation for studies of the big rivers, including Volga River, financed by the city hall of Paris (France). The delegation will visit 9 cities and will stay in Togliatti for 4 days.

The purpose of the visit is to examine the problems resulting from environmental changes of big rivers caused by anthropogenic contamination, and making the public aware of received results.

The delegation will meet with the administration of the mayors office of Togliatti and the Institute of Ecology of Volga River basin and take a visit to Zhigulevskaya hydroelectric power station.