"Zhoghovurd" daily writes:
"Rangers who have become eco-patrols and wildlife guardians have caused millions of new expenses for the state budget." Zhoghovurd daily learned from the speech of RA Environment Minister Hakob Simidyan during the discussion of the 2025 state budget project that only the establishment of the Eco-Patrol Service will be included in the budget of the Ministry of Environment 38 increased by %.
The investment of the eco-patrol service cost the ministry 5.7 billion drams, almost 147 thousand dollars, but the eco-patrol service, which was supposed to operate in full at least in Syunik marz, will not be operational at the end of this year. the dates were postponed until February 26 of the next year.
The head of the service, Vladimir Kirakosyan, said this in a conversation with "Azatutyan". 35 million 837 thousand drams (90 thousand dollars) were allocated from the state budget for the official uniform of the service, which was not fully invested. Let's remember that the law on "Eco-patrol service" was adopted a year ago, it came into force this year, and the legal acts arising from the law had to be adopted in six months. within the term. However, to date, the service does not have adequate employees and equipment. The competition for eco-patrols was announced only a few days ago, at the beginning of November. Let's note that although the newly created body does not have a team and resources, uniforms, protective equipment, such as electric shocks, flashlights, etc. have already been purchased.
Who should use it is not yet clear. In addition to these purchases, the executive allocated 509.5 million drams, or 1 million 313 thousand dollars, to buy 22 new cars for eco patrols. It turns out that in addition to the patrol service, the RA state budget is also wasted on the Eco-Patrol service, and in that case Hakob Simidyan is the number one person responsible for the bad organizational work and violating the specified deadlines.
Simidyan, on the other hand, is very active in criminal and corruption stories, about which the press writes. There was little connection between the tender for the construction of Abovyan's football stadium, which was won at a higher price of 50 million drams, about a month ago, "Oragir.news" wrote that they tried to kidnap the former deputy mayor of Avan administrative district, Nerses Poghosyan.
They tried to force him into a car, which did not succeed. The hooligans beat the former deputy mayor, then beat his elderly mother and family members, as well as minor children. The violent CP members were angered by Nerses Poghosyan's post about Environment Minister Hakob Simidyan.
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