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FROM A GREEN CITY TO A STONE ONE
Karabakh-open.info
Monday, 11 June 2012 13:46
During the regular tree felling activities, recently commenced in
Stepanakert, the trees were not cut down; they were, in the accepted
phrase, a bit unweighted.
The new "victims" were the lovely fir trees in front of the old
government building; nothing has remained of their beauty as the
lower branches were cut away.
During the recent years tree felling seems to have become a golden
tradition for the authorities; it seems as if they cannot endure tall
trees and do their best to get rid of them. The striking illustration
of all this is the "bareness" of a number of streets such as Vazgen
Sargsyan, Hekimyan, Tigran Mets and some others as well as the Rebirth
square which has been entirely cleared of trees.
Many of our citizens complain of tree felling activities especially
when hot seasons set in. They regret to notice that from their
one-time green city little has remained, it is gradually changing to
a stone city.
"In the central part of the city there is no shady place to walk
in. I cannot understand why new trees are not planted instead of
the cut ones. Or at best new trees are planted some time later. But
isn't it possible to plant them and then cut down the old ones. In
spite of this they assure that they think of our people. It cannot be
true as even in such tiny matters they do not consider our opinion,"
says Lady Arusyak who was born and grew up in Stepanakert and knows
old Stepanakert quite well.
In the times past the trees were also of great help during the rainy
weather. 59-year-old Volodya Sargsyan says that when walking in the
streets of Stepanakert in rainy weather one hardly got soaked, the
trees protected from the rain whereas today there is no tree to take
cover under when the rain starts.
"I wonder what this government is thinking of. They seem to consider
trees valuable only as wood and cut them down as much as possible. No
matter we speak or not they do what they want. When asked they say that
new ones will be planted but hardly ever anything is done, sometimes
seedlings are planted instead the most part of which does not even
grow to trees," 82-year-old Uncle Shahen says and continues regretfully
that the time for them to struggle passed away, they left a green city
to the younger generation, unfortunately it looks so different today.
Karabakh-open.info
Monday, 11 June 2012 13:46
During the regular tree felling activities, recently commenced in
Stepanakert, the trees were not cut down; they were, in the accepted
phrase, a bit unweighted.
The new "victims" were the lovely fir trees in front of the old
government building; nothing has remained of their beauty as the
lower branches were cut away.
During the recent years tree felling seems to have become a golden
tradition for the authorities; it seems as if they cannot endure tall
trees and do their best to get rid of them. The striking illustration
of all this is the "bareness" of a number of streets such as Vazgen
Sargsyan, Hekimyan, Tigran Mets and some others as well as the Rebirth
square which has been entirely cleared of trees.
Many of our citizens complain of tree felling activities especially
when hot seasons set in. They regret to notice that from their
one-time green city little has remained, it is gradually changing to
a stone city.
"In the central part of the city there is no shady place to walk
in. I cannot understand why new trees are not planted instead of
the cut ones. Or at best new trees are planted some time later. But
isn't it possible to plant them and then cut down the old ones. In
spite of this they assure that they think of our people. It cannot be
true as even in such tiny matters they do not consider our opinion,"
says Lady Arusyak who was born and grew up in Stepanakert and knows
old Stepanakert quite well.
In the times past the trees were also of great help during the rainy
weather. 59-year-old Volodya Sargsyan says that when walking in the
streets of Stepanakert in rainy weather one hardly got soaked, the
trees protected from the rain whereas today there is no tree to take
cover under when the rain starts.
"I wonder what this government is thinking of. They seem to consider
trees valuable only as wood and cut them down as much as possible. No
matter we speak or not they do what they want. When asked they say that
new ones will be planted but hardly ever anything is done, sometimes
seedlings are planted instead the most part of which does not even
grow to trees," 82-year-old Uncle Shahen says and continues regretfully
that the time for them to struggle passed away, they left a green city
to the younger generation, unfortunately it looks so different today.