DEPARTMENT FOR TOWN DEVELOPMENT AND LAND CONTROL OF YEREVAN
MUNICIPALITY OF ARMENIA EXPOSED 867 ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS BY AUGUST 1
YEREVAN, AUGUST 16. ARMINFO. By August 1, the Department for Town
Development and Land Control of Yerevan Municipality of Armenia
exposed 867 illegal constructions, meanwhile last year’s indicator for
the first six months totaled 72. Chief Adviser of Yerevan Mayor
Grigor Melkumyan told journalists today.
He said that the greatest number of illegal constructions was exposed
in the communities Center (229), Achapnyak (149) and Arabkir
(147). 325 of the above 867 illegal constructions were disassembled as
against 32 in the first half of 2003. Within the first 7 months, the
Municipality received 1,974 applications by citizens and orgnaizations
in connection with illegal constructions and seizure of land lots, 867
of them were considered grounded. Melkumyan said that the Department
issued 235 permissions for construction. The lion’s share of the
constructions will be carried out in the Center and Achapnyak
communities.
67 and 66 permission were issued for constructions in these
communities respectively.
It should be noted that Yerevan municipality elaborated a complex
program on settlement of this problem, which will allow the city
authorities to follow the work of the employees of the Department for
Town Development and Land Control. Due to the rotation mechanism, all
the employees of the Department were moved from their previous
districts to new ones. Besides, the Municipality made a decision on
compulsory installation of tables containing information on the
company engaged in construction, the goal of the construction and
other data at construction sites. It should be noted that 57 cases
when construction sites lacked such tables were registered in the
period under review.