YEREVAN, JULY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Great Britain's Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) will finance the Ijevan Rubbish Disposal Management Project within the framework of the assistance program aimed at Armenia's development, implemented by that country's government. As Noyan Tapan was informed by the Ameria consulting company, the adviser of the project to be implemented in 2007 July-December, the goal of the program is to work out rubbish disposal management project in Ijevan and to finance short-term rubbish disposal measures in that town. The program's implementation will be coordinated by Great Britain's International Development Department, and the Ameria company will ensure international and local environment protection NGOs' participation in the program, in which the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration, Environment Protection and Health are involved. It is envisaged that within the framework of Ijevan's program the organic rubbish removal management methods will be used in another Armenian populated areas. According to Ameria's report, introduction of rubbish disposal management modern system in Ijevan is an urgent problem in the respect of both environment protection and hygienic safety, as well tourism development. 35-40 sq. m. rubbish is accumulated daily in town's streets, though 45 mln drams (more than 132 thousand dollars) was allocated from the local budget to the rubbish disposal program in 2007, against 40 mln drams allocated in 2006. These funds are not enough for buying rubbish disposal modern equipment. Meanwhile, only 40-45% Ijevan population pays for the rubbish disposal service.

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