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WATER MORE VALUABLE THAN LIFE IN ARMENIA
http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2012/07/20/water
03:37 pm | Today | Social
State Committee allegation in misinformation is ungrounded, "EcoLur"
NGO said in a statement.
"We, "EcoLur" and 'Territorial Development and Studies Center' NGOs
think that allegation in misinformation made by State Committee on
Water Industry addressed to Gegharkounik-based 'Territorial Development
and Studies Center' NGO has no words. Reminder: in its statement on
12 July, the State Committee particularly noted, "Recently some NGOs
deal with dissemination of obvious misinformation...
"...The arguments brought by 'Territorial Development and Studies
Center' NGO President Satenik Badeyan don't comply with the
reality...." And then, "...Three water users' companies operate in
Gegharkounik region, 'Martuni', 'Gavar' and 'Vardenis', the number
of factually irrigated land areas in their service area makes up
6400 ha...', "...Around 25% of the regional population deals with
irrigated agriculture.'
For our part, we would like to mention that Gegharkounik region has
(under different data) from 80,000 to 86,000 ha of plough lands,
and in this regard, 4600 ha mentioned in the statement of the State
Committee, make up only 5-7% of the total area. We would also like to
draw State Committee attention to another figure that 25% of regional
residents are supplied with irrigation water. This figure could be
higher, as it includes the population of three large towns - Martouni,
Gavar and Vardenis. Town people deal with agriculture for more less
than rural people, but rural people should cultivate land areas left
beyond control of State Committee, 75,000 - 79,000 ha, hoping for
weather, snow and rain. If snow and rain lack, there is no harvest.
People take loans and get nothing due to water absence.
Water has turned into something valuable, more valuable than life.
Beneath our eyes, two Geghamavan villagers slipped down on ropes
to Sevan-Hrazdan canal, took water with buckets and poured it into
narrow pipe, which runs to their land areas. The speed of water
running through the canal is very high, canal walls are smooth,
while its depth is 7-10 meters. If you fall into canal, it's almost
impossible to survive. Old villagers assured us that since opening
of the canal more than 50 people drowned there.
When we asked whether these farmers are not afraid of the rope
break off, they said, "What can we do, we should water, we need
water." It's hard to say how many times you need to slip down to the
canal, evidently as many times as many buckets they need to water
their land areas.
Here what we talk about, we talk about problems. These problems can't
be kept silent about. We think that governmental bodies should perceive
public statements as alarm signals and should take all measures to
solve these problems, so as not only companies, but also people are
pleased with this situation," reads the statement.
http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2012/07/20/water
03:37 pm | Today | Social
State Committee allegation in misinformation is ungrounded, "EcoLur"
NGO said in a statement.
"We, "EcoLur" and 'Territorial Development and Studies Center' NGOs
think that allegation in misinformation made by State Committee on
Water Industry addressed to Gegharkounik-based 'Territorial Development
and Studies Center' NGO has no words. Reminder: in its statement on
12 July, the State Committee particularly noted, "Recently some NGOs
deal with dissemination of obvious misinformation...
"...The arguments brought by 'Territorial Development and Studies
Center' NGO President Satenik Badeyan don't comply with the
reality...." And then, "...Three water users' companies operate in
Gegharkounik region, 'Martuni', 'Gavar' and 'Vardenis', the number
of factually irrigated land areas in their service area makes up
6400 ha...', "...Around 25% of the regional population deals with
irrigated agriculture.'
For our part, we would like to mention that Gegharkounik region has
(under different data) from 80,000 to 86,000 ha of plough lands,
and in this regard, 4600 ha mentioned in the statement of the State
Committee, make up only 5-7% of the total area. We would also like to
draw State Committee attention to another figure that 25% of regional
residents are supplied with irrigation water. This figure could be
higher, as it includes the population of three large towns - Martouni,
Gavar and Vardenis. Town people deal with agriculture for more less
than rural people, but rural people should cultivate land areas left
beyond control of State Committee, 75,000 - 79,000 ha, hoping for
weather, snow and rain. If snow and rain lack, there is no harvest.
People take loans and get nothing due to water absence.
Water has turned into something valuable, more valuable than life.
Beneath our eyes, two Geghamavan villagers slipped down on ropes
to Sevan-Hrazdan canal, took water with buckets and poured it into
narrow pipe, which runs to their land areas. The speed of water
running through the canal is very high, canal walls are smooth,
while its depth is 7-10 meters. If you fall into canal, it's almost
impossible to survive. Old villagers assured us that since opening
of the canal more than 50 people drowned there.
When we asked whether these farmers are not afraid of the rope
break off, they said, "What can we do, we should water, we need
water." It's hard to say how many times you need to slip down to the
canal, evidently as many times as many buckets they need to water
their land areas.
Here what we talk about, we talk about problems. These problems can't
be kept silent about. We think that governmental bodies should perceive
public statements as alarm signals and should take all measures to
solve these problems, so as not only companies, but also people are
pleased with this situation," reads the statement.