RUBBISH DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN IJEVAN

YEREVAN, JULY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Great Britain’s Department of
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) will finance the Ijevan
Rubbish Disposal Management Project within the framework of the
assistance program aimed at Armenia’s development, implemented by that
country’s government. As Noyan Tapan was informed by the Ameria
consulting company, the adviser of the project to be implemented in
2007 July-December, the goal of the program is to work out rubbish
disposal management project in Ijevan and to finance short-term rubbish
disposal measures in that town.

The program’s implementation will be coordinated by Great Britain’s
International Development Department, and the Ameria company will
ensure international and local environment protection NGOs’
participation in the program, in which the RA Ministry of Territorial
Administration, Environment Protection and Health are involved.

It is envisaged that within the framework of Ijevan’s program the
organic rubbish removal management methods will be used in another
Armenian populated areas. According to Ameria’s report, introduction of
rubbish disposal management modern system in Ijevan is an urgent
problem in the respect of both environment protection and hygienic
safety, as well tourism development. 35-40 sq. m. rubbish is
accumulated daily in town’s streets, though 45 mln drams (more than 132
thousand dollars) was allocated from the local budget to the rubbish
disposal program in 2007, against 40 mln drams allocated in 2006. These
funds are not enough for buying rubbish disposal modern equipment.
Meanwhile, only 40-45% Ijevan population pays for the rubbish disposal
service.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress