Ararat Alikhanyan, the Coordinator for Aarhus Center in Dilijan
Landslips turned into a real disaster for Dilijan Town, especially a part of Myasnikyan Street. Newly constructed open amphitheatre, inhabited private houses and cultural-historical museum “Old Dilijan”, a road and other buildings appeared to be in the disaster zone.
Heavy summer rains also led to landslip activation, and at present road sides across the whole length remind us of hillocks, as abutments have been destroyed, the asphalt – cracked and several nice abutments have been demolished.
This situation was assessed by a number of state committees, but nothing has been done so far due to financial problems. The Aarhus Center in Dilijan calls the press and environmental NGOs to rise up and to turn the struggle against landslips jeopardizing to Dilijan into a publish issue, as these landslips may at any time result in irrevertibel consequences, while human life is priceless.
October 05, 2010