Armenian premier decrees formation of traffic regulation commission

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan established an interdepartmental commission on traffic regulation and congestion management on December 10.  The commission  will be headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan, who will  report to the prime minister every 15 days.

As a reminder, Pashinyan announced at a government meeting on  November 27 that two working groups would be created in Armenia to  address air pollution and congestion in Yerevan. He stated that the  first working group would address air pollution issues, while the  second would focus on traffic management and congestion management.

According to the Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring under the  Ministry of Environment, dust concentrations in Yerevan have exceeded  the permissible limit for nine days. Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan  stated at a municipal meeting on November 24 that the deteriorating  air quality in Yerevan is not due to construction, but to toxic  arson, fires, and emissions from wood-heated homes.