TREE-CUTTING WITHOUT EXAMINATION
Support A1+!The cut down grove between Aghayan 19 and Teryan 56 buildings hasn’t undergone any ecological examination.
Under the acting law the territories of at least 1000 square meters are subjected to examination. But the above-mentioned grove is only 512 square meters that’s why “it is not subjected to examination”. The answer of A. Santrosyan, head of “Ecological Examination” Department, to Garegin Noushikyan, president of “Noushikyan Association” LTD testifies to this phenomenon.
Reminder: on January 20, early in the morning “Noushikyan Association” cut down over 20 trees for the construction of a hotel thus arousing a wave of complaint in the neighborhood. The tree-cutters showed the written permission of Vardan Ayvazyan, minister of Environment to justify their step.
While talking with us, Romik Mangasaryan, head of the Yerevan regional department, showed all the documents under which the activity of “Noushikyan Association” is considered legal. “The Association is the owner of the disputable area. In 2000 under the decision of the Yerevan Municipality a bargain was made with the Noushikyan Association” and in 2002 512-square-meter area was sold to them”, states Romik Mangasaryan. The letter of the association with warranted facts addressed to the minister served as a ground to make the deal legal and get the minister’s permission.
Under the given conditions the ministry couldn’t help denying. Our rights are now limited though I must say that we denied the association many times a few years ago. I am awfully sorry for the tree-cutting of the grove as I live in the neighborhood and I have tried to combat it myself. But it is already late; we must have taken measures before the territory was put into auction”, noted Mr. Mangasaryan.
By the way, the association is to plant more trees in return of the cut down 20 ones. Mr. Mangasaryan added that at present the complaints of the residents and their further actions are but a waste of time.
