ArmInfo.The Yerevan Municipality, within the framework of the community-private sector cooperation, proposes to establish a new forest park near the Nubarashen garbage dump on the territory of more than 20 hectares. "In the future, when the Nubarashen garbage dump will be covered, the territory of the forest park will extend to this site," Khachik Hakobyan, the head of the Department of Nature Protection of the Yerevan Municipality, said at a press conference on January 15.
In particular, according to Hakopyan, perennial trees of valuable species will be planted; a drip irrigation system will be introduced. Work on the creation of a forest park will begin this year. In general, in the framework of the five-year program for 2019-2023 up to 500 thousand trees planned to be planted in Yerevan, of which 30 thousand trees and shrubs will be planted this year. Planting trees will be carried out in areas where the irrigation system operates. Trees of decorative species will be replaced by valuable species, including flowering tree species, which will drastically change the appearance of the capital. Over 1 million flower seedlings will also be planted this year, and the range of ornamental species will be significantly expanded.
On an area of about 1 hectare of "Freedom Square", which the Mayor's Office intends to release from the cafe, it is planned to plant evergreen tree species, as well as flowering shrubs. As the head of the Office has assured, by the end of this year, the final result will be visible. In the current year, work will also be carried out on gardening and planting trees on the Davitashen-Ashtarak section of the North-South highway (about 3.2 hectares). On the territory of 27 hectares, near Monte Melkonyan Street, a new recreation area will be opened. The city administration will also focus its attention on the development of nursery plants and private greenhouses. "It is planned to transfer 2800 silver fir trees to our nursery of seedlings in April, which were received as a gift from the German Red Cross to the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan. They will be planted in the capital territories in one or two years," Hakobyan said. City Hall plans to hold a competition for the best-flowered balcony. For city residents who want to turn their balconies into a blooming oasis, the city administration is ready to assist through consultations and the provision of flower seedlings.