65-70 THOUSAND TREES TO BE PLANTED IN YEREVAN THIS YEAR
Noyan Tapan
Mar 12 2007
YEREVAN, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan’s Master Plan envisages
to increase the green areas of the city by 1,824 ha and the
green area surface per resident of Yerevan from 5 to 19.5 square
meters until 2020. Head of Nature Protection Department of Yerevan
Mayor’s Office Armen Martirosian stated this at the March 12 press
conference. According to him, in 2006-2020, it is envisaged to
inventory Yerevan’s green areas, for which 71 mln drams (about
200 thousand USD) will be allocated. The maps of these areas will
also be drawn starting from 2008. A. Martirosian said that a city
tree-planting event, during which 2,000 trees and bushes will be
planted only in Nor Nork community, is scheduled for April 14. All
in all, 65-70 thousand tress will be planted in Yerevan this year.