Proshyan and Kasakh villagers blocked Yerevan-Ashtarak highway,  urging officials to address transportation issues

ArmInfo. Residents of Proshyan and Kasakh villages blocked the Yerevan-Ashtarak highway on the morning of April 5. They are demanding  a solution to the emerging  transportation problem.

Earlier it became known that buses operating on routes N 25 and N 59  , which offered a fare of 100 drams for travel, have been removed.  The removal of these buses may lead to a transportation crisis in the  aforementioned villages, as the Multitransport company has introduced  new tariffs of 200 and 250 drams.

As one of the protestors told journalists, local residents do not  have enough money to pay 250 drams for each trip. Children's trips to  nearby schools will also become problematic. With the decommissioning  of buses, the cost of travel will increase significantly, and local  residents do not have enough money to solve the transportation issues  for children in these villages. Residents said that they refuse to  pay a higher fare.

Another participant in the protest mentioned that the authorities  plan to meet with them. Specifically, the Deputy Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of  Armenia, Armen Simonyan, has  expressed his willingness to meet with  a group of 20 village residents. The meeting is expected to take  place on April 7 at 5:30 p.m. "If our demand is not met, we will set  up tents in front of Nikol's house (RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  - ed.), let them finally solve this issue," he said.  Note that  special forces have arrived in the villages. The Chief of Police of  Ashtarak met with the participants of the action, urging them to  discuss the problem at the community administration building. He  assured them that route N25 will continue to operate until a  resolution is reached.