Vahan Hovakimyan, the Haykakan Zhamanak
Gagik Beglaryan’s administration proposed to change the status of 59,37 ha community land area in Ajapnyak Quarter (street after Tychina) to the status of land area for building houses. The Ministry of Nature Protection of RA officially rejected these land areas are not specially protected territories, but specially arranged green spaces.
These land areas are included in the master plan of Yerevan as specially protected and arranged green spaces. Consequently, changing their status means changing the city master plan. Only State Environmental Expert Assessment can permit changing such a status, nut it reached a negative opinion with the abovementioned substantiation, as well as it says “Yerevan has little green spaces…” The Ministry of Urban Development also reached a negative opinion, as this land area is included in “Shahumyan 2” urban cemetery according to the master plan.
Nevertheless, everything went on as expected. During the government meeting Gagik Beglaryan tabled his proposal and PM Tigan Sargsyan recorded that two ministries have objections, but the decision was adopted.
August 18, 2010