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02:27 pm | April 10, 2009

Regions

Gyumri’s Bulvarayin district is famous for its nine-storey buildings,
dirty and muddy streets, shabby pavements and nostalgic buses N 10.

The buses stopped working on April 1. They hardly drove through muddy
and tumbledown district. The hike of gas prices also had its impact on
the problem. Today people have to go somewhere on foot or call a taxi.

"It takes us 20-25 minutes to walk to the Milk factory. But the roads
become impassable during rains," say the local residents.

The city council says the reason for the work stoppage is the rise
in the price of gas and spares. Buses are owned by drivers who no
longer can afford the expenses. The city council is seeking for
drivers willing to transport the residents of Bulvarayiv district.