Proshyan residents hold protest at fare rise 

ArmInfo.  Residents of Proshyan village have once again held a protest, demanding that public transport fares be returned to the previous level.

They are protesting against the increase in fares. Many of the  protesters work in Yerevan, as there are no factories to employ local  residents. Previously, the trip to Yerevan was carried out by the  Yerevan Bus company, whose number 59 transported Proshyan residents  for 100 drams. However, after the route was transferred to Multi  Transport, the fare increased to 250 drams. Now the protesters are  demanding a return to the previous price, because they do not earn  enough to support their families and at the same time pay 2.5 times  the previous rate. Moreover, they have to change buses on the way to  work.

On April 9, residents of Kasakh and Proshyan villages held a meeting  with government representatives.  They demanded a meeting with the  Governor of Kotayk Province and Deputy Minister of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Armen  Simonyan. The meetings took place, but no optimal solution was made.  The protesters demand public hearings in the community administration  to find appropriate solutions in the interests of its residents.  Police units arrived at the scene of the protest and demanded that  the road be unblocked. Deputy Head of the Main Department for  Ensuring Public Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the  Republic of Armenia Gevorg Azinyan called on the protesters to open  the road and continue their protest, but as of 10:00 the road  remained closed.