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EcoLur Demanding to Annul Public Hearings of “Ijevan-1” SHPP
April 14, 2014 at 12:11 | Water | Tavush
The public hearings started and finished with unpleasant incidents. First of all, during the hearings Ijevan resident Svetlana Beglaryan tried to hinder the professional activities of the journalists, who attempted to...
Illegal Free Telling Cases Keep on Being Recorded
February 24, 2014 at 14:13 | Officials | Lori | Tavush
From 10 to 21 February the Nature Protection Ministry carried out examinations and detected five cases of illegal tree felling. Particularly...
Why Did Getahovit and Yenoqavan Step Back?
February 18, 2014 at 13:48 | Water | Tavush
We eye witness not public hearings, but a theatre performance organized by Nature Protection Ministry… this project is not amended, but
Not Good Taron jan… Not Nice, Ruben jan…
January 27, 2014 at 14:44 | Human Rights, Environmental Policy | Tavush | Yerevan
Famous Russian businessman of Armenian origin Ruben Vardanian likes public territories. As it’s known, Ruben Vardanian is constructing a business school not in a...
Dilijan International School May Collapse At Any Time
December 09, 2013 at 14:26 | SOS | Tavush
I have told the bank the building they are constructing is located directly on the landslide and warned nothing is permitted to construct there unless anti-landslide measures are applied, but they seem not to understand. They want to spend some money on anti-landslide measures, instead they blow millions on...
Most Prestigious complex in Dilijan constructed on active Landslide Zone – Press Conference at EcoLur Press Club
December 04, 2013 at 11:55 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Tavush
Armenia has over 2000 landslides. They activated because of intense development of infrastructures. The landslides threaten the new complex in Dilijan. Nubarashen landfill site is also constructed in an active landslide zone, which slides towards the Nubarashen ourskirts of the town. The construction of SHPPs and laying railway roads are carried out not taking into consideration landslide risks. The result – disasters. How many hazardous zones are there in Armenia and whether we can stop probable disasters or deteriorate them? EcoLur Press Club will host...