Trchkan turned into junkyard
A year ago, a group of environmentalists in Armenia averted the construction of a small HPP on Trchkan waterfall, which presumably would lead to the destruction of the waterfall.
Thanks to the group, the waterfall already has a passport. The passport of Trchkan waterfall has been confirmed as a natural monument according to Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan's decree no. 293-N dated on 09.11.2012.
"The passport clearly defines the territory of the waterfall and the activities that are allowed or prohibited on the site," says Levon Galstyan, e member of Trchkan initiative group.
The passport says that the waterfall is owned and maintained by Mets Parni community of Lori Marz. The document also prohibits all types of construction and pollution in the neighbouring area.
The environmentalists later headed for Trchkan waterfall where they found the area contaminated and buried in garbage. "We do not want to be engaged in scavenging alone. We have cleared the area several times. Let the local-self-government body organize the garbage disposal; it will not take them much money and efforts," said Mr Galstyan.
