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Tukhmanuk deposit again causes anxiety of ecologists
Saturday, April 20, 12:44
The expert hearings on building of the third tailing dump of the
Tukhmanuk deposit located in Aragatsotn region were held today. As
press-service of Armenia's Nature Protection Ministry reported,
according to the results of the hearings Minister Aram Harutyunyan
charged to submit in a written form all the suggestions and viewpoints
in a week, and the relevant conclusion will be made.
It is already for several months as a decision of "Mega Gold" company
to build the tailing dump causes displeasure of ecologists. Ecologist
Knarik Hovanesyan told Arminfo correspondent that the deposit is very
much close to Melik village. Moreover, the noxious waters from both
tailing dumps flow to Getik river, which is the only source of
irrigation for the village residents. As a result, after such
irrigation fruit trees are damaged and the potato harvest reduced
much.
The danger is that Getik river runs to the Khalavard basin and then to
Aparan basin. Both basins are used for irrigation. This means that
hundreds hectares of fertile lands may be damaged.
For her part, the head of the "Union of green activists of Armenia",
Hakop Sanasaryan, added that development of the deposit is dangerous
not only for Melik village but for the whole Ararat valley, as the
tailing dumps contain heavy metals which interfere agriculture
products through the irrigation water. This is dangerous for people,
as it may become a reason of various illnesses and also weakens the
immune system.
To recall, on 25 January 2013 the public ecological alliance and
"Union of green activists of Armenia" sent a letter to the head of the
Global Gold Mining, Van Krikoryan, with a demand to suspend the
activity of the GGM in Armenia till compensation of the economic
damage which development of Tukhmanuk deposit caused.
Director of the Armenian branch of GGM, Ashot Pogosyan, told ArmInfo
correspondent earlier that all the accusations are groundless, as
permanent ecological monitoring of independent experts are held at the
territory of Tukhmanuk deposit and near it.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=87CE9EF0-A996-11E2-B995F6327207157C
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Saturday, April 20, 12:44
The expert hearings on building of the third tailing dump of the
Tukhmanuk deposit located in Aragatsotn region were held today. As
press-service of Armenia's Nature Protection Ministry reported,
according to the results of the hearings Minister Aram Harutyunyan
charged to submit in a written form all the suggestions and viewpoints
in a week, and the relevant conclusion will be made.
It is already for several months as a decision of "Mega Gold" company
to build the tailing dump causes displeasure of ecologists. Ecologist
Knarik Hovanesyan told Arminfo correspondent that the deposit is very
much close to Melik village. Moreover, the noxious waters from both
tailing dumps flow to Getik river, which is the only source of
irrigation for the village residents. As a result, after such
irrigation fruit trees are damaged and the potato harvest reduced
much.
The danger is that Getik river runs to the Khalavard basin and then to
Aparan basin. Both basins are used for irrigation. This means that
hundreds hectares of fertile lands may be damaged.
For her part, the head of the "Union of green activists of Armenia",
Hakop Sanasaryan, added that development of the deposit is dangerous
not only for Melik village but for the whole Ararat valley, as the
tailing dumps contain heavy metals which interfere agriculture
products through the irrigation water. This is dangerous for people,
as it may become a reason of various illnesses and also weakens the
immune system.
To recall, on 25 January 2013 the public ecological alliance and
"Union of green activists of Armenia" sent a letter to the head of the
Global Gold Mining, Van Krikoryan, with a demand to suspend the
activity of the GGM in Armenia till compensation of the economic
damage which development of Tukhmanuk deposit caused.
Director of the Armenian branch of GGM, Ashot Pogosyan, told ArmInfo
correspondent earlier that all the accusations are groundless, as
permanent ecological monitoring of independent experts are held at the
territory of Tukhmanuk deposit and near it.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=87CE9EF0-A996-11E2-B995F6327207157C
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress