Cemetery territories expand in Yerevan, experts recommend building crematoriumsJuly 13, 2011 - 16:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By 2020, 11-12% of Yerevan territory will be occupied by cemeteries, an expert said. As a member of the International Academy of Ecology Ashot Khoetsyan told a news conference in Yerevan, cemetery territories, currently amounting to 560 hectares, will be expanded by 300 hectares in the years to come. “By that rate, 30-40% of the capital will be occupied by the cemeteries in 2050,” he remarked. As the head of the department of environment and community hygiene at State Hygienic Antiepidemic Inspectorate of Armenian Healthcare Ministry Aida Petikyan, in turn, noted, the necessity of building crematoriums in Armenia grows every year. According to her, the need to build crematorium is prompted not only be the restricted cemetery territories, but also by the importance of avoiding epidemic outbreaks and infectious diseases. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |