Monday, July 10 2023 14:38

ArmInfo. Works on the  construction of the first sanitary landfill in Armenia within the  framework of the "Solid Waste Management Program of Kotayk and  Gegharkunik Regions" are at the final stage, Armenia's Premier Nikol  Pashinyan was told on July 10 during a meeting in the Kotayk regional  administration, specifying that 90% of the construction work has  already been completed.

According to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers,  presenting the results of the activities of the regional  administration for 2022, it was reported that for 2018-2023. 356  subvention programs have been implemented and are being implemented  in the region. In particular, in 2022, 60 subvention programs worth  12 billion drams were approved, 80% of which were implemented. For  2023, 40 projects worth 11 billion 227 million drams have been  approved.

The Prime Minister was also informed about the work carried out in  the field of urban planning in the reporting year 2022. Thus, 92  buildings have been legalized, 121 are in the process of  registration, 89 have been suspended as part of measures to identify  and prevent unauthorized buildings.

Reporting on the performance of municipal budgets' own revenues, it  was reported that property taxes on real estate amounted to 1 billion  377.9 million drams, vehicle property tax - 1 billion 829.4 million  drams, local duties - 313.3 million drams, state fees - 99.2 million  drams, land and property rental - 275.8 million drams, garbage  collection fee - 550.5 million drams.

Regarding the work carried out in the field of education, it was  reported that in the reporting year, as part of the mandatory  certification of teachers, 789 teachers passed certification, 134  teachers passed voluntary certification, an engineering laboratory  "Armat" was opened in 27 schools, 15 thousand children were covered  with school meals in 88 schools. 430 students, 39 thousand 909  students used the school subscription system, the number of tutor  schools is 3, distance learning is used by 2 schools.

In the health sector, projects worth about 53 million drams have been  implemented through savings.

Regarding the work carried out in the field of agriculture, the head  of government was informed that there are 4535 hectares of orchards  in the region, of which 878 hectares are occupied by intensive  orchards. 155 ha have anti-hail network, 376 ha - drip irrigation.  Last year, with the help of the state support program, 4 "smart"  livestock farms were created in the region.

Over the past year, 45 km of highways of republican and interstate  significance were overhauled in the region, and average repairs were  completed on 47 km of the road.

In April 2021, it was reported that the European Bank for  Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU),  together with the Ministry of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructures of Armenia, officially began the construction of a  new solid waste landfill in the city of Hrazdan. The new solid waste  landfill will comply with EU standards and will greatly contribute to  improving the environment in Hrazdan and eleven other settlements.  The EBRD provided a ?5.5 million loan, complemented by a ?3.5 million  grant from the EU Neighborhood Investment Program and a ?2 million  grant from the Eastern European Energy Efficiency and Environment  Partnership (E5P) Fund - for construction. The new landfill will be  equipped with modern solid waste management processes, will include  community solid waste collection and disposal, and will bring great  environmental and social benefits to local residents and businesses.  The landfill will be located near the Yerevan-Sevan highway, will  include twelve settlements, seven of which are located in the Kotayk  region (Hrazdan, Abovyan, Nor Hachin, Byureghavan, Charentsavan,  Yeghvard, Tsaghkadzor), and five - in the Gegharkunik region (Sevan,  Vardenis , Gavar, Martuni, Chambarak).