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DEFENDERS OF STUDENT GARDEN MARK THE CHILD PROTECTION DAY
ArmInfo
2010-06-01 20:28:00
ArmInfo.Activities dedicated to the Child Protection Day were held
in the Student Garden, Tuesday. It is noteworthy that the organizer
was the "We are Our City's Owners" group created in Facebook. The
group participants have been trying to save the Student Garden from
construction of a cafe for over a month.
"The fact that despite the public protest the construction
still continues means that the mayor's office ignores the Yerevan
population's opinion. If the urban authorities listened to the public
opinion, the construction would be immediately suspended until a
consensus decision was taken",- Head of EcoLur NGO Inga Zarafyan said
to ArmInfo correspondent. "We see that the public use territories
are rejected, and against this background one should consider in
another aspect Mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan's statements that in
case of suspension of the construction, the owners should receive
compensation. It would more logical to suppose that one should
pay compensation to the public that has been deprived of the given
territory",- she stressed.
"Unfortunately, today the green zones of public use are still
being built-up, and in this respect the Student Garden is quite
illustrative. It was very unexpected for us that such fundamental
construction might be launched here",- said Chairwoman of "For the
sake of stable development" Association Karine Danielyan. At the same
time, she expressed hope that the project of construction will be
revised. "This problem caused a wide public response. I am happy that
the youth has taken the relay and started an active fight. I think
this is a guarantee of some results of our efforts",- said Danielyan.
She also pointed out the plans on building up the Main Avenue among the
arising problems of the city. "Here the matter concerns underground
urbanization, but in this case trees are out of question, as they
will be unable to grow", she said.
To recall, an open letter with a demand to stop the construction in
the Student Garden was addressed to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
in May 2010. Almost 20 thsd people signed the letter.
From: A. Papazian
ArmInfo
2010-06-01 20:28:00
ArmInfo.Activities dedicated to the Child Protection Day were held
in the Student Garden, Tuesday. It is noteworthy that the organizer
was the "We are Our City's Owners" group created in Facebook. The
group participants have been trying to save the Student Garden from
construction of a cafe for over a month.
"The fact that despite the public protest the construction
still continues means that the mayor's office ignores the Yerevan
population's opinion. If the urban authorities listened to the public
opinion, the construction would be immediately suspended until a
consensus decision was taken",- Head of EcoLur NGO Inga Zarafyan said
to ArmInfo correspondent. "We see that the public use territories
are rejected, and against this background one should consider in
another aspect Mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan's statements that in
case of suspension of the construction, the owners should receive
compensation. It would more logical to suppose that one should
pay compensation to the public that has been deprived of the given
territory",- she stressed.
"Unfortunately, today the green zones of public use are still
being built-up, and in this respect the Student Garden is quite
illustrative. It was very unexpected for us that such fundamental
construction might be launched here",- said Chairwoman of "For the
sake of stable development" Association Karine Danielyan. At the same
time, she expressed hope that the project of construction will be
revised. "This problem caused a wide public response. I am happy that
the youth has taken the relay and started an active fight. I think
this is a guarantee of some results of our efforts",- said Danielyan.
She also pointed out the plans on building up the Main Avenue among the
arising problems of the city. "Here the matter concerns underground
urbanization, but in this case trees are out of question, as they
will be unable to grow", she said.
To recall, an open letter with a demand to stop the construction in
the Student Garden was addressed to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
in May 2010. Almost 20 thsd people signed the letter.
From: A. Papazian