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RESIDENTS OF GEGHARKUNIK ARE DISCONTENT WITH PROPOSAL TO INCREASE WATER RELEASE FROM LAKE SEVAN
arminfo
Tuesday, June 19, 17:58
The communities of Geghrakunik region located near the littoral
area of Lake Sevan have started collecting signatures against the
governmental proposal to increase the water release from Lake Sevan,
EcoLur NGO reports.
To recall, the Government of Armenia suggests increasing the water
release from Lake Sevan for irrigation in 2012 from the earlier fixed
170 mln to 320 mln cu m. In accordance with the legislation, 170 mln
cu m is the maximum admissible volume, and in order to increase the
release, the government has to amend the law and to submit it for
approval of the National Assembly. The State Water Resource Committee
says that this year the irrigation season started amid high air
temperature and few elements, which caused shortage of irrigation
water. At the same time, the environmentalists disagree with the
given statement of the Committee. EcoLur has analyzed the volume of
water in Aparan and Azat reservoirs and revealed interesting facts.
In 2008, when the water release from Lake Sevan was increased to
303 mln cu m, the fullness of Aparan reservoir was 27.93 mln cu m,
the fullness of Azat reservoir was 46.36 mln cu m, i.e. a total of
73.66 mln cu m for both reservoirs. In 2009 the total fullness of
the reservoirs was 97.72 mln, in 2010 - 153.72 mln, and in 2011 -
146.45 mln. As regards 2012, this index is 93.4 mln cu m, i.e. by 33%
more than in 2008.
arminfo
Tuesday, June 19, 17:58
The communities of Geghrakunik region located near the littoral
area of Lake Sevan have started collecting signatures against the
governmental proposal to increase the water release from Lake Sevan,
EcoLur NGO reports.
To recall, the Government of Armenia suggests increasing the water
release from Lake Sevan for irrigation in 2012 from the earlier fixed
170 mln to 320 mln cu m. In accordance with the legislation, 170 mln
cu m is the maximum admissible volume, and in order to increase the
release, the government has to amend the law and to submit it for
approval of the National Assembly. The State Water Resource Committee
says that this year the irrigation season started amid high air
temperature and few elements, which caused shortage of irrigation
water. At the same time, the environmentalists disagree with the
given statement of the Committee. EcoLur has analyzed the volume of
water in Aparan and Azat reservoirs and revealed interesting facts.
In 2008, when the water release from Lake Sevan was increased to
303 mln cu m, the fullness of Aparan reservoir was 27.93 mln cu m,
the fullness of Azat reservoir was 46.36 mln cu m, i.e. a total of
73.66 mln cu m for both reservoirs. In 2009 the total fullness of
the reservoirs was 97.72 mln, in 2010 - 153.72 mln, and in 2011 -
146.45 mln. As regards 2012, this index is 93.4 mln cu m, i.e. by 33%
more than in 2008.