The third stone mine wants to open the third stone mine in the settlement of Lori Berd community. Informs about this"A Voice of Citizen"NGO:
"The initiator is" GRAARM "LLC, which wants to extract Grano-Sienites in 4.5 hectares.
On the March 3, 2025, the first public hearing on the initial assessment of the environmental impact on the environment took place in the Koles administrative building.
The main question of the people of Koghs is what risks that the mine implies.
According to the representative of "GRAARM" company, a package of social programs in the village has: However, only after receiving any issues of jobs that concern these and those present will be reported only after obtaining the extraction permit.
However, what social projects will be implemented in the village or how much money will pay for the implementation of social programs in the village? Will the villagers be able to work in the mine or how many jobs will be created? What is the interest of the village? According to the Koghs administrative leader, the income from the lands of the company will be used to implement development programs in the village.
The requested area is located approximately 1.4 miles [1.4 kilometers] next to the other two mines.
And to what extent affects the dust of two stones on agricultural lands, the administrative head of the Koghes found it difficult to answer, said no professional research was done during operation.
The residents of the village did not have anything to say about the problem, they said they were not seen in the village.
The next phase of the public hearing will take place with the participation of the expert of the Ministry of Environment if the Lori Berd Council agrees to the planned activities. 30 During 30 working days, the Council of Elders will convene a session of the above-mentioned question or disagreement.
It should be noted that according to the data of the state register of legal entities of the Ministry of Justice, the real beneficiary of "Grad" company is Davit Azatyan, which is also a 100% shareholder of "Tuffart" company. Tuffart also received permission to perform geological study at the "Tuffart" polling station of Kotayk region in the "Tuffart" polling station of Kotayk region. David Azatyan also has a share of 20% in "Ar-Knestrakshin" company, which has the extraction permit in the Aramus basalt mine.
Information on social programs implemented by the company in the mentioned settlement is not mentioned in the open data. "
