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    NEGATIVE BALANCE OF LAKE SEVAN CONTAINS SEISMIC RISKS

    ARMINFO
    Tuesday, February 5, 20:35

    The negative balance of Lake Sevan contains seismic risks, Head of
    the Association For Sustainable Human Development Karine Danielyan
    told ArmInfo.

    By the data of EcoLur NGO, as of 1 Jan 2013 the level of Lake Sevan
    was 1900,10 m, which is by 3 cm lower than the index of the previous
    year. Danielyan thinks that the negative balance is the result of
    last year's water release. The expert stressed that the changes in the
    water level cause ground pressure, which contains seismic risks. She
    also pointed out the negative impact of the big water release on the
    ecology of the lake, its biodiversity and water composition.

    To remind, on 22 June 2012 the Parliament adopted the bill on
    increasing the water release from Lake Sevan for irrigation purposes
    from the former 170 mln to 320 mln cu m. The environmentalists said
    that the parliamentary hearings did not take into account the NGOs'
    opinion. Thus, the provisions of Aarhus Convention were violated.

    Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan also spoke of it.


    From: Baghdasarian
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