Truck drivers found polluting the air

As a result of preventive measures aimed at reducing dust emissions carried out by the employees of the Environmental Protection and Subsoil Inspection Agency in Yerevan and neighboring regions in February-March, 17 trucks of different brands transporting bulk materials such as sand, gravel, soil masses, as well as construction waste without an impermeable cover were found. Measures of administrative responsibility were applied, explanatory works were carried out. Monitoring measures for the protection of atmospheric air are ongoing. Notice: Non-fulfillment of atmospheric air protection requirements during the transportation of construction materials and garbage by motor vehicles causes a fine of AMD 50,000 for physical persons and AMD 150,000 for legal entities. The same violations, which were committed again after the application of administrative penalty measures, within one year, cause a fine to be imposed on natural persons in the amount of AMD 100,000, and on legal entities in the amount of AMD 300,000.