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THE DESTRUCTION PROJECT OF LAKE SEVAN AND THE DECISION OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
June 18 2013
"Today, lake Sevan is not dying, it is reviving",- announced Vladimir
Movsissyan, the Chairman of Committee to the President of Armenia on
lake Sevan problems during today's meeting with journalist. Aravot.am
inquired from the director of "Ecolur" NGO Inga Zarafyan whether
she concurs with such observation. She answered,- "I'm curious what
justification is there for such a statement. I will ask whether
the quality of water is improved. Today, artificial food is filled
into lake Sevan for increasing the fish, which contains nitrogen
and phosphorus. Did anyone assess the pilot project as to how it
affected the ecosystem of lake Sevan? Did the Commission provide a
systematic approach? Agriculture We do not see anything good in lake
Sevan in terms of agriculture. We know that treatment plants are being
built, but they do not actually work. It is mine industry that has a
negative impact on lake Sevan. And if the water rises, it promotes the
process of self-purification to go. Only this, the remaining should be
explored. Serious studies have not been carried out, funds have not
been allocated. Funds are allocated to incomprehensible things. For
example, funds are invested for artificial multiplication of trout,
when the operation of the small hydropower plants disturbs the
natural reproduction of trout. The project proposal is submitted to
the National Assembly for one year that the small hydropower plants
can not be built on the basin of lake Sevan, but we have already
those of illegally constructed." The President of Green Union Hakob
Sanasaryan said,- "To say that lake Sevan revives, I think it was
the wrong question. The state policy towards lake Sevan is tough
and unjustified. We should not politicize the issue of lake Sevan,
it is a dark issue, starting from the tunnel. If they are talking
about the lake Sevan, let them find out how it happened that the
Ministry of Environmental Protection gave a positive conclusion to
the gold-polymetallic mine located on Amul mountain. In fact, today,
the authorities of Armenia are implementing a destruction project of
lake Sevan. A dozen years later lake Sevan will become a dead lake. The
Commission should deal with this issue first". Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/06/18/154929/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
June 18 2013
"Today, lake Sevan is not dying, it is reviving",- announced Vladimir
Movsissyan, the Chairman of Committee to the President of Armenia on
lake Sevan problems during today's meeting with journalist. Aravot.am
inquired from the director of "Ecolur" NGO Inga Zarafyan whether
she concurs with such observation. She answered,- "I'm curious what
justification is there for such a statement. I will ask whether
the quality of water is improved. Today, artificial food is filled
into lake Sevan for increasing the fish, which contains nitrogen
and phosphorus. Did anyone assess the pilot project as to how it
affected the ecosystem of lake Sevan? Did the Commission provide a
systematic approach? Agriculture We do not see anything good in lake
Sevan in terms of agriculture. We know that treatment plants are being
built, but they do not actually work. It is mine industry that has a
negative impact on lake Sevan. And if the water rises, it promotes the
process of self-purification to go. Only this, the remaining should be
explored. Serious studies have not been carried out, funds have not
been allocated. Funds are allocated to incomprehensible things. For
example, funds are invested for artificial multiplication of trout,
when the operation of the small hydropower plants disturbs the
natural reproduction of trout. The project proposal is submitted to
the National Assembly for one year that the small hydropower plants
can not be built on the basin of lake Sevan, but we have already
those of illegally constructed." The President of Green Union Hakob
Sanasaryan said,- "To say that lake Sevan revives, I think it was
the wrong question. The state policy towards lake Sevan is tough
and unjustified. We should not politicize the issue of lake Sevan,
it is a dark issue, starting from the tunnel. If they are talking
about the lake Sevan, let them find out how it happened that the
Ministry of Environmental Protection gave a positive conclusion to
the gold-polymetallic mine located on Amul mountain. In fact, today,
the authorities of Armenia are implementing a destruction project of
lake Sevan. A dozen years later lake Sevan will become a dead lake. The
Commission should deal with this issue first". Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/06/18/154929/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia