Armen Begoyan: We aim to plant 25,000 trees by May

ArmInfo.  The number of trees planted in Yerevan will reach 25,000by May, up from  about 20,000 at the end of 2024.  Armen Begoyan, the head of the <Landscaping and Environmental Protection>  SNCO made this statement at a meeting of the Yerevan Municipality on April 21.

He said that 1,300 trees and 200 evergreen shrubs were recently  planted on a 6-hectare area near the church in the Nor Nork  administrative district and David Bek Street. Additional 700 trees  will be planted this week as a protective zone for Yerevan  on a  4.5-hectare section from the Ashtarak Highway to the entrance to  Yerevan. Begoyan also noted that 10,000 shrubs are currently being  planted in Yerevan, with plans to plant spruce and pine trees in the  fall. The head of the SNCO recalled that the largest urban forest  will be built on a 35 hectare area between Lvovyan and Myasnikyan  streets. Since last year, demolition work has begun on buildings on  sites seized by city residents. This year, sanitary cleaning,  installation of an irrigation system, and other necessary steps will  follow.