EcoLur
The Subcommittee on Environmental Issues of the Public Council put the matter to consider the environmental situation in Yerevan in connection with urban development at its next meeting. The Chairman of “For Human Sustainable Development” Association and Member of the Public Council Karine Danielyan informed EcoLur about this event. Thus we bring some extracts from materials and letters dispatched to the Public Council. “…We used all our possibilities prescribed us by the Armenian Constitution, applied to all competent bodies, including courts. In this matter Yerevan Municipality neglected other state bodies’ proposals…”, “…We found out that the builder, “AVO FMG” LLC, conducted the construction of multi-storey house without having any permission and town-planning documentation…” This is from a letter sent to Yerevan Municipality.
With a request to stop this construction we applied to Yerevan Municipality, the Armenian Government, the National Assembly of RA, Chief Architect Narek Sargsyan, Department for Historical Monuments, and the Ministry for Urban Development, but that house was built despite thousands of complaints.”
“For already two years we are fighting against illegal privatization of the fir grove of 600 ha by Tsolak Tangamanyan, Arabkir Territorial Community and Yerevan Municipality…The Public Council was also filed the bitter case on Dalma Gardens. Huge green zone and wonderful orchards almost disappeared from Yerevan map. One can easily observe Yerevan Municipality participation in all these affairs. It should be noted the Human Rights Defender’s report for 2009 says 97 complaints about Yerevan Municipality were sent to his office, most of them concern to the facts that Yerevan Municipality didn’t prevent unauthorized site developments, didn’t legalize gardens and land areas cultivated by people for decades. The Municipality is also accused of bad management, in not submitting information, site developments in yards with violations of construction standards, removing trees etc…”
July 29, 2010