Yerevan Municipality reports on work at Nubarashen dump

ArmInfo.  Extensive work has been carried out at the Nubarashen landfill, including clearing years of accumulated trash, covering the landfill with soil, and ensuring vehicle access throughout the entire area. Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan was informed of this during a working meeting of the Mayor's Office on November 17.

Furthermore, it was noted that unimpeded access for garbage  collection vehicles has been ensured for waste unloading, fences and  29 electrical poles have been installed, and work on installing video  surveillance systems is ongoing.

In this regard, Avinyan noted that significant infrastructure  improvements have been implemented in such a short period of time,  particularly in terms of lighting, roads, and control systems. "We  should have done all this much earlier. But better late than never."  "Any problem at the Nubarashen landfill has a direct impact on the  environmental health of the entire city, so the strictest measures  must be taken to ensure proper control," the mayor said.

It's worth noting that three fires have already been reported at the  landfill this year. Referring to the most recent fire in Nubarashen  in October of this year, the mayor announced during a working meeting  that the mayor's office had terminated the contract with the private  company that managed the landfill. From now on, these  responsibilities have been vested in the mayor's office, which  intends to tighten controls.  Specifically, Avinyan noted, a video  surveillance system will be installed on the site, and entry  restrictions will be imposed.

"Two days before the incident, certain people were talking about  something happening soon at the landfill," he noted, citing the  presumption of innocence. As a reminder, the Nubarashen landfill has  been operating in Yerevan since the 1950s and is located 10 km from  the city center. It covers over 50 hectares.

According to various estimates, over 400,000 tons of waste are  deposited at the landfill annually. Back in 2023, Yerevan Mayor  Tigran Avinyan addressed the waste disposal problem, citing plans to  completely shut down the Nubarashen landfill, a process that will  take four years. A waste processing plant is planned to replace it.