Villagers protest against HPP construction in Aragatsotn
Residents of seven villages of Aragatsotn province blocked today Ashtarak-Yerevan highway protesting against the construction of a hydropower plant near the villages of Karbi and Ohanavan.
The protesters blocked the highway with stones. They said they were prepared to take any steps. Police arrived at the scene.
Aragatsotn governor Sargis Sahakyan met with the villagers. He claimed that the construction was stopped. The farmers demanded that the construction equipment be completely removed.