ArmInfo. A protest action is taking place at the moment in front of the building of the Government, aimed at drawing public attention to the problem of those who have lost their apartments.
As one of the participants of the action noted, living 50 meters from Swan Lake in the center of the Armenian capital, she was evicted in order to build up the district with fashionable buildings. "For 15 years we have been fighting for our rights, and so far to no avail, "she noted, adding that 15 years ago, former Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharyan promised to allocate $ 1 thousand for each square meter of living space, but in fact $ 230- $ 270 was received.
"With this money you can buy a one-room apartment in the 9th Nork district. I lived for 45 years in the center of Yerevan, and why, for some whim, I had to move out of my place, "a protest participant was indignant.
To note, in the 2000s, large-scale construction of the central areas of the capital began in Yerevan. Residents of these areas were practically forcibly, against their will evicted from their apartments and houses, and all this was motivated by the "priority state interest". On the site of old buildings were erected new fashionable high-rise buildings, the price for 1 sq. m in which reached $ 3 thousand. Meanwhile, the residents of these areas, contrary to promises, did not receive housing in new buildings, and even no compensation. Many of them have thus lost their apartments, failing to get new ones for meager compensation, even on the outskirts of the city.