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NIGHTMARE AWAITS TARON MARGARYAN
The citizens of Armenia are preparing demonstrations against the next
attempt of rise in the fare. The mass media reported that the political
decision on rise in fare is in place, it only needs to be made known
to the public.
The first decision on fare was made without relevant precautions. This
time there was more preparation. Since the citizens refused to pay
the raised fare, the state of public transportation has been worse,
a lot of lines are not operated, others are not operating well. All
the complaints to the City Hall received the same response - this is
the value for 100 drams.
Every working day Yerevan is paralyzed in traffic jams, and people
packed in transport experience hell. Not only public transport but
also roads are not sufficient.
No new road has been built in Yerevan over the past few years. No
investments are made in modernization of Yerevan, as if it is an
incurable patient. While yesterday the government allocated 9 billion
drams for tarmac, given kickbacks and waste, this money could have been
spent on building a new underground line and relieve the streets from
traffic. Meanwhile, underground is cancelled because land transport
brings millions to the slush funds.
The success of the previous wave has boosted confidence in the
citizens, especially that celebrities joined them. The secret of the
success was that everyone fought for themselves. Besides, it was the
only wave supported and joined by general public.
Civic activism has not disappeared. It is waiting for a new
opportunity to appear. The next decision of the City Hall may cause
muted dissatisfaction to detonate.
12:25 21/09/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30937
The citizens of Armenia are preparing demonstrations against the next
attempt of rise in the fare. The mass media reported that the political
decision on rise in fare is in place, it only needs to be made known
to the public.
The first decision on fare was made without relevant precautions. This
time there was more preparation. Since the citizens refused to pay
the raised fare, the state of public transportation has been worse,
a lot of lines are not operated, others are not operating well. All
the complaints to the City Hall received the same response - this is
the value for 100 drams.
Every working day Yerevan is paralyzed in traffic jams, and people
packed in transport experience hell. Not only public transport but
also roads are not sufficient.
No new road has been built in Yerevan over the past few years. No
investments are made in modernization of Yerevan, as if it is an
incurable patient. While yesterday the government allocated 9 billion
drams for tarmac, given kickbacks and waste, this money could have been
spent on building a new underground line and relieve the streets from
traffic. Meanwhile, underground is cancelled because land transport
brings millions to the slush funds.
The success of the previous wave has boosted confidence in the
citizens, especially that celebrities joined them. The secret of the
success was that everyone fought for themselves. Besides, it was the
only wave supported and joined by general public.
Civic activism has not disappeared. It is waiting for a new
opportunity to appear. The next decision of the City Hall may cause
muted dissatisfaction to detonate.
12:25 21/09/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30937