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MANY IN GYUMRI CAN ONLY DREAM OF OWNING A "TNAK"
hetq
14:24, July 3, 2012
We at the Shirak Center estimate that there are over 4,000 families
living in temporary tnaks (trailer/hut) in Gyumri that are not eligible
to receive hosuing from the government.
It seems that each family has their own story as to how they've ended
up in this predicament.
Shirak Center staffers visit these tnak districts on a daily basis
to see who is in need of social assistance and to see their living
conditions in person.
The more we study the housing problem in Gyumri, the more we are
convinced that it will not be resolved for many years to come.
We should note that currently there is no government program, whether
on the state, regional or local level, to improve the hosuing issue
of these 4,000 families.
Those who haven't been to Gyumri in some time will be amazed when
they return. The town is slowly being emptied. This is the first
thing that returning visitors will notice.
There are hundreds of apartments where there are no lights on after
it gets dark. Their owners have long since moved away. Go to the old
neighbourhoods in town, and you'll walk down semi-deserted streets
and alleyways, only to encounter a few families who are now renting
the abandoned apartments.
Empty apartments are plentiful, so why the housing shortage. There
are families for whom even living in a tnak is a dream beyond reach.
In the following video, Shirak Center talks to Hovhannes and Alla
Baghdasaryan, parents of three school-age girls, who were recently
allocated temporary hosuing by the Gyumri Municipality after renting
an apartment for ten years.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
hetq
14:24, July 3, 2012
We at the Shirak Center estimate that there are over 4,000 families
living in temporary tnaks (trailer/hut) in Gyumri that are not eligible
to receive hosuing from the government.
It seems that each family has their own story as to how they've ended
up in this predicament.
Shirak Center staffers visit these tnak districts on a daily basis
to see who is in need of social assistance and to see their living
conditions in person.
The more we study the housing problem in Gyumri, the more we are
convinced that it will not be resolved for many years to come.
We should note that currently there is no government program, whether
on the state, regional or local level, to improve the hosuing issue
of these 4,000 families.
Those who haven't been to Gyumri in some time will be amazed when
they return. The town is slowly being emptied. This is the first
thing that returning visitors will notice.
There are hundreds of apartments where there are no lights on after
it gets dark. Their owners have long since moved away. Go to the old
neighbourhoods in town, and you'll walk down semi-deserted streets
and alleyways, only to encounter a few families who are now renting
the abandoned apartments.
Empty apartments are plentiful, so why the housing shortage. There
are families for whom even living in a tnak is a dream beyond reach.
In the following video, Shirak Center talks to Hovhannes and Alla
Baghdasaryan, parents of three school-age girls, who were recently
allocated temporary hosuing by the Gyumri Municipality after renting
an apartment for ten years.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress