YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), February 11—Yerevan City Hall will begin planting of greenery and shrubs in the Armenian capital thanks in part to the nature preservation fees that Yerevan factories polluting the air are required to pay.

The head of Yerevan City Hall’s nature protection department, Avet Martirosyan told Tert.am that “city greening” projects have been designed for the Shengavit and Erebuni administrative districts, including constructing the irrigation system, planting trees, and restoring lawns.

The project also includes the creation of green spaces in Shengavit and Erebuni in 2011.

By creating more outdoor green spaces, “It will make it possible to ease the negative effects on the environment [caused by polluting factories],” Martirosyan said.

Among those factories that are considered pollutants in Yerevan are Nairit Factory, Yerevan JEK, Maqur Erkat (Pure Iron), Gajegorts, Gaj and Armenia Molybdenum Protection.

Translated from Russian by Yerevan Report