EcoLur-Information and Public Relations Department of the City Hall of Yerevan
During the current working conference Yerevan mayor Karen Karapetyan set a demand for strict and consistent control over keeping green zones and well-arrangement, especially directed at strengthening control in the areas given for rent. The mayor particularly referred to the neglected situation in the area of “Vernissage” adjacent to P. Byuzand street, which the mayor had seen personally while visiting the area at weekend. The trade implemented at the expense of green zones and improper sanitary state of the fountains and the whole territory caused the mayor's dissatisfaction and outrage. Thus, the mayor instructed the head of Kentron administrative district to set strict control and to oblige the entity rented the area to implement the liabilities of the rent contract, to well-arrange and landscape the area.
Karen Karapetyan pointed out once again, that the entities breaking the contractual liabilities by the procedure established by law may be subjected to appropriate sanctions up to termination of lease contracts. Regarding «Vernissage» the mayor instructed, "By Saturday the green zone must be completely restored and the trade in that sector must be prohibited. Set control so that the leaseholder implement his contractual liabilities regarding improvements and landscaping and preserve it", emphasized the mayor. With the purpose of public control Yerevan mayor suggested to involve NGOs engaged with nature protection issues. Referring to the present situation of public transport work organization in the capital, the mayor noted that since today the municipality staff will carry out studies in the routes of intra-urban regular transportation. 60 students of Yerevan Polytechnic University, Industrial college and Crafts college #1 showed intention to participate in the monitoring. In the result of the monitoring the required information will be collected regarding the actual number of rolling stocks operated in the routes, external look and sanitary conditions, routеs servicing conditions, drivers' appearance and the violations made by them. In the result of the information analysis it will become possible to learn the level of contractual liabilities implementation by the organizations servicing the routеs, noted the mayor.
Summarizing the results of the citywide cleaning and tree planting of April9 9th, Karen Karapetyan thanked the dwellers and all those structures which had active participation in the action.
Reminding that April 16th has also been announced the day citywide tree planting and cleaning, the mayor instructed the executives of the staff to aware interested establishments and organizations to carry out the process more addressed. During the working conference other issues regarding current citywide programs were discussed. It was instructed to start and finish the improvement and landscaping of the streets and the yards of the capital in determined terms.
April 14, 2011