20,000 more trees and bushes planted in Yerevan in 2015July 29, 2015 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the framework of projects implemented by Yerevan City Hall and the administrative districts, the irrigation system of the capital is annually expanded by about 30 km, chief of nature protection department of the municipality said. According to Avet Martirosyan, landscaping is done only in irrigated areas. He also said that the improvement of irrigation network is the basis for the expansion of green areas, and much work has been carried out to that end within the past years. “There are 30ha more green areas in Yerevan, than there were in the 1990s. In the spring of 2015, 20,000 trees and bushes were planted in the capital, with a 70% survival rate,” the official said. As for pruning the trees, Martirosyan said that the procedure was successfully performed by professional agricultural workers. He also added that green areas increase by about 15 ha per year, particularly by 16 ha in 2015. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |