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ENVIRONMENTALIST CALLS FOR REVISING DECISION TO USE SEVAN RESOURCES
tert.am
16.07.12
The rainfalls on the territory of Armenia over the past 20 days have
created a need to revise the decision on using an additional quantity
of water from Lake Sevan, says an environmentalist.
"Rains are definitely of help as they first of all change the
micro-climate. And besides, I see that they occur not only in Yerevan,
but also in the Aragatsotn region and the Ararat Valley, i.e. the
places that need irrigation more," Karine Danielyan, the president
of the Foundation for Sustainable Development, told Tert.am on Monday.
The Government has responded to Danielyan's concerns by the argument
that the winds and the dry climate in April and May have caused the
winter snow to melt and get absorbed into the soil instead of filling
rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
"They said the reservoirs are empty, and so are the lakes, while the
river flow has reduced significantly," she noted.
Before the most recent rainfalls in capital Yerevan [which was this
Sunday], Danielyan had met Vice Prime Minister Armen Grigoryan to
voice the problem. But the latter said the situation in villages is
critical, with the population facing a great demand of water.
Gevorgyan reportedly promised to use every single liter of water in
a reasonable manner.
The environmentalist apparently believes that the reservoirs could
not have remained empty after the winter snowfalls as the melted snow
should have emerged from the ground waters.
"If there were no rains for two months but the [winter] was snowy,
that snow couldn't have evaporated from Armenia," she said.
Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan said recently in a statement that the
Government and the National Assembly of Armenia had made the decision
without any public hearings, thus violating a basic requirement set
out in the Aarhus Convention.
tert.am
16.07.12
The rainfalls on the territory of Armenia over the past 20 days have
created a need to revise the decision on using an additional quantity
of water from Lake Sevan, says an environmentalist.
"Rains are definitely of help as they first of all change the
micro-climate. And besides, I see that they occur not only in Yerevan,
but also in the Aragatsotn region and the Ararat Valley, i.e. the
places that need irrigation more," Karine Danielyan, the president
of the Foundation for Sustainable Development, told Tert.am on Monday.
The Government has responded to Danielyan's concerns by the argument
that the winds and the dry climate in April and May have caused the
winter snow to melt and get absorbed into the soil instead of filling
rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
"They said the reservoirs are empty, and so are the lakes, while the
river flow has reduced significantly," she noted.
Before the most recent rainfalls in capital Yerevan [which was this
Sunday], Danielyan had met Vice Prime Minister Armen Grigoryan to
voice the problem. But the latter said the situation in villages is
critical, with the population facing a great demand of water.
Gevorgyan reportedly promised to use every single liter of water in
a reasonable manner.
The environmentalist apparently believes that the reservoirs could
not have remained empty after the winter snowfalls as the melted snow
should have emerged from the ground waters.
"If there were no rains for two months but the [winter] was snowy,
that snow couldn't have evaporated from Armenia," she said.
Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan said recently in a statement that the
Government and the National Assembly of Armenia had made the decision
without any public hearings, thus violating a basic requirement set
out in the Aarhus Convention.