Tweet
Fortune Oil Oils Its Wheels
ANAHIT MNATSAKANYAN, Hrazdan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country22500.html
Published: 15:21:11 - 06/07/2011
The initiative group which was created after the protest on March 31
against the exploitation of the iron mine in Hrazdan town committed
itself to struggle against this program which will inflict severe
environmental pollution.
The mine is located hardly 650 m from residential areas, near water
sources, pumping stations, Sevan-Hrazdan channel, as well as
Atarbekyan water power plant which will be affected once the mine is
exploited.
The initiative group has made an inquiry with the International Energy
Corporation which manages the plant, bringing up the issue of
explosions necessitated by the exploitation of the mine which would
impact the water power plant. The IEC responded to the inquiry, noting
that they are also concerned. For their part, the Corporation made an
inquiry with Fortune Oil, the China-based company, which denied any
negative impact on the plant.
Strangely, two months ago the representatives of Fortune Oil visiting
Hrazdan said they were going to carry out a study by the end of the
year and present the conclusion. The mining company replied without
evaluating the impact on the environment. It is interesting whether
they will give us unpleasant surprises to which the initiative group
will react by all means. And not only.
ANAHIT MNATSAKANYAN, Hrazdan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country22500.html
Published: 15:21:11 - 06/07/2011
The initiative group which was created after the protest on March 31
against the exploitation of the iron mine in Hrazdan town committed
itself to struggle against this program which will inflict severe
environmental pollution.
The mine is located hardly 650 m from residential areas, near water
sources, pumping stations, Sevan-Hrazdan channel, as well as
Atarbekyan water power plant which will be affected once the mine is
exploited.
The initiative group has made an inquiry with the International Energy
Corporation which manages the plant, bringing up the issue of
explosions necessitated by the exploitation of the mine which would
impact the water power plant. The IEC responded to the inquiry, noting
that they are also concerned. For their part, the Corporation made an
inquiry with Fortune Oil, the China-based company, which denied any
negative impact on the plant.
Strangely, two months ago the representatives of Fortune Oil visiting
Hrazdan said they were going to carry out a study by the end of the
year and present the conclusion. The mining company replied without
evaluating the impact on the environment. It is interesting whether
they will give us unpleasant surprises to which the initiative group
will react by all means. And not only.