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EXPERT: ACTUAL REASON WHY GOVERNMENT WANTS TO RELEASE MORE WATER FROM LAKE SEVAN IS TO SAVE PRIVATE HOUSES BUILT ON ITS SHORE
arminfo
Thursday, June 14, 19:54
The actual reason why the Government wants to release more water from
Lake Sevan is not to foster agriculture but to save the private houses
built on the lake's shore, President of EcoLur NGO Inga Zarafyan told
ArmInfo on Thursday.
She explained that the houses were built before the lake's level
began to grow and now may go under water.
Zarafyan wonders why the Government and the owners are unable to
agree on the dismantling of the houses, especially as most of them
are unfinished.
Zarafyan has dismissed the Government's argument that the water will be
released because of hot weather and water shortages in Aparan and Azat
reservoirs. She said that this year the reservoirs have 33% more water
than they had in 2008 while this year the authorities are planning
to release as much as 320mln c m of water against 303mln c m in 2008.
"We have asked the Environment Protection Ministry and the Sevan
Committee to examine the situation," Zarafyan said.
Meanwhile, the law allows releasing no more than 170mln c m from
Sevan. In order to release more, the Government will have to change
the law and to ask the Parliament to approve the change.
arminfo
Thursday, June 14, 19:54
The actual reason why the Government wants to release more water from
Lake Sevan is not to foster agriculture but to save the private houses
built on the lake's shore, President of EcoLur NGO Inga Zarafyan told
ArmInfo on Thursday.
She explained that the houses were built before the lake's level
began to grow and now may go under water.
Zarafyan wonders why the Government and the owners are unable to
agree on the dismantling of the houses, especially as most of them
are unfinished.
Zarafyan has dismissed the Government's argument that the water will be
released because of hot weather and water shortages in Aparan and Azat
reservoirs. She said that this year the reservoirs have 33% more water
than they had in 2008 while this year the authorities are planning
to release as much as 320mln c m of water against 303mln c m in 2008.
"We have asked the Environment Protection Ministry and the Sevan
Committee to examine the situation," Zarafyan said.
Meanwhile, the law allows releasing no more than 170mln c m from
Sevan. In order to release more, the Government will have to change
the law and to ask the Parliament to approve the change.