Land Acquisition & Resettlement

Yerevan. Isakov-Arshakunyats Road

Client
Yerevan Urban Development Investment Projects Implementation Office CNCO
Year
2025 – Ongoing
Method
Affected units
58
The project is co-financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The LARP was developed in accordance with the principles of the Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS 2009) and includes an assessment of project impacts and values, as well as a detailed action plan for the provision of land acquisition and resettlement rehabilitation measures and compensation to affected persons (APs) and households (HHs).

Implementation

Media-Model’s consulting team is implementing the Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan for the Isakov–Arshakunyats road construction project, covering the organization and full support of the acquisition process for affected properties. The project is implemented by the Yerevan Urban Development Investment Projects Implementation Office CNCO in accordance with the provisions of the loan agreement for the Yerevan Urban Development Investment Project and the project agreement for the Yerevan Urban Development Investment Project signed between Yerevan Municipality and the Asian Development Bank on 27 November 2023.

The implementation activities include:

  • official notification of affected persons and direct engagement with them
  • organization of the acquisition and compensation process
  • preparation of acquisition contracts, compensation agreements and other required documentation
  • support in resolving ownership and documentation issues
  • negotiations with affected persons
  • organization of notarial, cadastral and state registration procedures
  • coordination with the relevant state and local government authorities
  • support for each acquisition case through to completion

As part of the LARP implementation for the construction of the highway connecting Admiral Isakov Avenue with Arshakunyats Avenue, the LARP implementation team also organized capacity-building activities for the staff of the Yerevan Urban Development Investment Projects Implementation Office CNCO.

During LARP implementation, the team regularly organized working meetings with the staff of the Yerevan Urban Development Investment Projects Implementation Office CNCO, discussions of issues arising during project implementation, as well as theoretical and practical training sessions on various aspects of LARP process management.

The main issues discussed in relation to the LARP for the highway connecting Admiral Isakov Avenue with Arshakunyats Avenue included:

  • stages of the LARP process and description of implementation activities
  • relationships, responsibilities and accountabilities between the Yerevan Urban Development Investment Projects Implementation Office CNCO and the LARP implementation team
  • identified shortcomings in LARP documentation and ways to address them
  • main types of issues raised by affected persons within the LARP
  • other issues

The implementation team has initiated 11 court cases under the LARP. These are cases in which agreement with property owners on compensation terms could not be reached. As a result, in accordance with the procedures and timeframes established by Armenian legislation, the compensation amount was transferred to a court deposit account and judicial proceedings were initiated.