TREES AND FAUNA OF SHIKAHOGH RESERVE WILL BE RESTORED, RESERVE DURECTOR ASSURES

Noyan Tapan
Apr 26 2006

KAPAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the changed variant of
construction program of Kapan-Tsav-Shvanidzor-Meghri alternative road,
the 6.5-km road length will pass through the Shikahogh reserve. As
reserve Director Ruben Mkrtchian mentioned in his interview to
Noyan Tapan correspondent, the alternative inter-state road is a
necessity. According to him, though trees will be cut down during the
construction, in accordance with the contract, the reserve area will be
enlarged and this will make possible to plant new trees. Not denying
the fact that the explosions made for building the road damage the
fauna of the region, R.Mkrtchian meanwhile said that “after the works
are over we will have a possibility to restore the region within a
year or two”. He also assured that numerous programs of restoration
have been already worked out for this purpose.