06/03/2014 15:11
Residents of 7 Armenian villages block Yerevan-Aparan Highway
Residents of seven Armenian villages have blocked Yerevan-Aparan Highway. They demand that the construction of a local hydropower plant be stopped.
Residents of the villages of Ushi, Ohanavan, Artashavan, Karbi, Saghmosavan, Yerznka and Yerghvard are participating in the protest, the official website of Pre-parliament movement reported.
According to the governor of Aragatsotn province Sargis Sahakian, the construction has been stopped, but villagers said that construction work resumed recently. Environmental activists have joined the protesters.