Those Steps Will Be Radical, Unpleasant, and Unpopular: Avinyan

In the summer, autumn, and spring, the air quality was in good condition. This was stated by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan during a operational consultation, discussing the issue of air pollution.

“Regarding the winter season, problems have been recorded here. And these issues have not just arisen; comprehensive data have not been available, and such filtering devices have not been installed in the city. Geographically, Yerevan is not in a very favorable position in terms of air quality, and we need to make additional efforts compared to other cities. Setting aside anthropogenic factors, this same geographical position is particularly unfavorable in the winter season,” said Avinyan.

According to him, there needs to be a clear plan of action regarding anthropogenic factors of air pollution, and these steps will be radical, unpleasant, and unpopular. “But the health of the people is more important than each old car or any mine operation,” noted the mayor.