Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun: Mystery of Nersisian forest in Etchmiadzin

‘Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun’ writes that only 3 ha of the 12 ha Hersisian forest in the city of Etchmiadzin was left after felling, but even that small forest poses threat to the environment.

According to the paper, the 1915 Genocide survivors who died from famine, cholera and typhus were buried in that place. Trees were planted to prevent the spread of various infections.

“Various establishments and restaurants were constructed here. The fact is inadmissible from the moral point of view. Besides, in the opinion of epidemiologists, the area is dangerous in terms of development of causative agents of cholera and typhus. Biologists say the risk of infections increases in wet conditions. Besides, water pipes were laid in the area, their damage could result in serious consequences,” the paper notes.