ArmInfo. The model of the solid waste management program in Kotayk and Gegharkunik should be implemented in Yerevan and in all regions of the country. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia Vardan Kostanyan during a meeting with Deputy Head of the Regional Office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Tea Melikadze, Head of the Yerevan Office of the EBRD Georgi Akhalkatsi and EBRD Program Coordinator Rudik Tadevosyan.
Recalling that the program was launched in Gegharkunik and Kotayk on July 8 with a budget of 14.8 million euros, the Deputy Minister noted that the Armenian side counts on the EBRD's support in conducting research and forming a common vision.
In turn, Giorgi Akhalkatsi congratulated on the completion of the construction of a new sanitary landfill in the Hrazdan community and waste transfer stations in the villages of Martuni and Akunk (Gegharkunik region), emphasizing the importance of close partnership with the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure.
According to the press service of the Ministry, the parties discussed the possibilities of implementing new programs planned within the framework of cooperation.
Recall that it was previously reported that the landfill will be equipped with modern solid waste management technologies and will include the collection and disposal of this waste. It is located next to the Yerevan-Sevan highway and will be able to serve twelve settlements: 7 from the Kotayk region (Hrazdan, Abovyan, Nor Hachn, Byureghavan, Charentsavan, Yeghvard, Tsaghkadzor) and 5 from the Gegharkunik region (Sevan, Vardenis, Gavar, Martuni, Chambarak). Construction of the landfill was supposed to begin in 2020 and be completed in 2022, but the deadline was changed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
