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SUPERMARKET INSTEAD OF SAFETY

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The construction of a two-floored supermarket has started between 10 Shirak and 3 Sharur Streets in Shengavit community. The residents complain that this construction has become a real problem for them. This section was foreseen for the safety of the two houses, since for emergency cases vehicles could stand close to the houses and work quickly. Because of this construction the houses are deprived of free space and the traffic becomes impossible, and the territory becomes a risky zone in case of emergency.

The residents ensure that this construction belongs to the owner of “Evrika” supermarkets’ net, who has a similar supermarket on the same street. “There are so many supermarkets around us. People are not in the social state to buy goods this much, especially in supermarkets. There is no necessity of such supermarkets in our district”, says a resident.

“They started digging on 21 September, as if made a holiday gift to us. It was a surprise for us, since they neither warned us, nor hang a corresponding sign or asked our opinion”, noticed Edik, a citizen.

Ruzanna, a resident said that they even had a dispute with the representative of the supermarket, only afterwards they started to arrange their documents. “They even occupied more territory, but later but after the dispute they lessened it”, added Ruzanna.

About 25 families from Shirak 10 Street has sent appeals to community heads, to the Municipality and to the Prosecutor’s Office and are waiting for reply: “I think it is senseless to talk about it, since they have already started their construction, particularly when they say from the Municipality that it is done legally. They say that we envy that is why we complain. But we have nothing to envy them”, said another resident.

We also met the chief engineer. He did not want to introduce himself, noting that he simply worked for the company and could not provide more details. He also said that all documents are legal; they had an agreement with the customer and had the allowance from the Municipality. “The construction is done by “Temur Usupov” LLC. I agree that the noise bothers the residents, but almost near all houses in Yerevan constructions are carries out. We will finish the construction in December”, said the chief engineer.

The department of illegal constructions of Shengavit community informed “A1+” that if the Municipality allowed to construction then they had nothing to do with it. “We have no right to criticize higher bodies or to demand anything from them. We have made sure that it is done legally and have nothing to do. The Municipality tells us what to do, thus we have cannot interfere in this case”.

The Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Karen Davtyan has signed the allowance of the construction. We tried to find out on what basis the construction was carried out when the residents pointed out their problems. The Deputy Mayor said that the allowance of the Municipality means “that the mentioned draft has passed the proper independent examination and then only implemented”.