99 land plots in Meghri  recognized as  priority public interest

ArmInfo. As part of the North-South Road Corridor construction project, several land plots in the Meghri community of Armenia's Syunik region have been  recognized as a priority public interest, as  reported by the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The  decision has been submitted for public discussion.

According to the source, these plots of land are needed for the  construction of the Kajaran-Agarak road. A total of 99 plots are  subject to expropriation in the villages of Tashtun and Lichk in the  enlarged Meghri community and in the city of Meghri. Under the  "priority public interest" legal framework, the government argues  that the benefits of the national road construction program outweigh  the private property rights of individual owners. This designation  allows the state to proceed with the alienation of property to ensure  the project remains on schedule. The program  is vital for creating  an efficient transit route, increasing trade turnover and  competition, reducing freight and passenger transportation costs,  improving access to social services and markets, creating new jobs,  and  more. The formal process for the alienation and compensation of  these 99 plots is scheduled to begin on December 1, 2026.