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WHERE ARE ARMENIA'S "MYSTERIOUS" AMOUNTS OF MONEY FLOWING? - NEWSPAPER
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July 17, 2012 | 07:54
YEREVAN. - "The passing of that bill was surprising because we
evidently had a fairly snowy winter this year," environmentalist and
Armenia's former Nature Protection Minister Karine Danielyan told 168
Zham daily's reporter, reflecting on the law, which National Assembly
passed on June 22, with reference to allowing a maximum release of
320 million cubic meters of water from Lake Sevan, the daily writes.
'"The Government's explanation was that the months of April and
May were dry and that, despite the snowy winter, the reservoirs are
empty, the river flows have considerably reduced, and that the sole
opportunity is [Lake] Sevan.
They note that when the snow melted, it did not fill the reservoirs or
the rivers, but, instead, penetrated into the soil. Water is never lost
to anywhere. This also means that the soil should have been damper,
the ground water, richer. There is a mystery here,' she said.
Also, [Karine Danielyan] expressed bewilderment over the Government's
reasoning that [irrigation] water will be scarce this year.
'The nature seems to have contradicted. There has never been a time in
Armenia when there was this much rainy weather in late June and early
July,' said Danielyan, and added that 170 [million and,] in case of
emergency, 200 million cubic meters [of water] should be released
from Lake Sevan," 168 Zham writes.
news.am
July 17, 2012 | 07:54
YEREVAN. - "The passing of that bill was surprising because we
evidently had a fairly snowy winter this year," environmentalist and
Armenia's former Nature Protection Minister Karine Danielyan told 168
Zham daily's reporter, reflecting on the law, which National Assembly
passed on June 22, with reference to allowing a maximum release of
320 million cubic meters of water from Lake Sevan, the daily writes.
'"The Government's explanation was that the months of April and
May were dry and that, despite the snowy winter, the reservoirs are
empty, the river flows have considerably reduced, and that the sole
opportunity is [Lake] Sevan.
They note that when the snow melted, it did not fill the reservoirs or
the rivers, but, instead, penetrated into the soil. Water is never lost
to anywhere. This also means that the soil should have been damper,
the ground water, richer. There is a mystery here,' she said.
Also, [Karine Danielyan] expressed bewilderment over the Government's
reasoning that [irrigation] water will be scarce this year.
'The nature seems to have contradicted. There has never been a time in
Armenia when there was this much rainy weather in late June and early
July,' said Danielyan, and added that 170 [million and,] in case of
emergency, 200 million cubic meters [of water] should be released
from Lake Sevan," 168 Zham writes.