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The RA Ministry of Environmental Protection found the positive conclusion provided to the ‘Megaenergy’ LLC on construction of small hydro-power-plant ‘Khachaxbyur-2’ void.

As a reminder, the residents of Getahovit were against construction of the SHPP on Paghjour River of the Tavoush region, as a result of which they opposed the construction of SHPP. As the villagers and activists say, the construction was illegal. They also demanded that those experts of the Ministry of Environmental Protection who gave positive conclusion must be held accountable. The public opinion of Getahovit district was not taken into consideration either, since the hearings of the court regarding this case were held in Yenaqavan district, whereas the impact of the “Khachaxbyur-2” SHPP totally spreads on Getahovit, i.e. public opinion of Getahovit community was not taken into consideration.

The representatives of the civic initiative organized a demonstration to protest illegalities in front of the Ministry of Environmental Protection demanding to stop SHPP construction.

Minister of Environmental Protection Aram Harutyunyan talked to the demonstrators, listening to their complaints and giving clarifications.

A.Harutyunyan listened to the arguments of both residents of Getahovit disrict and the president of ‘Environmental inspection’ state non-profit organization Henrique Gevorgyan. In the end of further discussions A.Harutyunyan stated that ‘it is necessary to stop the construction of the SHPP’. A working group had to be created including the representatives of the State Environmental Inspectorate, the Department of Conservation and Land Mining, Water Resources Management Agency, ‘Environmental inspection’ state non-profit organization, social organizations working in the field of environmental protection, as well as the citizens of the area, who will have 10 days after the creation of the group to introduce the results of their research regarding the issue.

Taking into consideration the complaint of the residents of Getahovit district of the Tavoush region as a ground and by reference to the command of the RA Minister of Environmental Protection No 254-A from 16.10.2012, the working group suggests declaring the positive conclusion permitting construction of the SHPP void.

Fair request of Getahovit community residents was accepted.