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SOME 177 BUILDINGS TO BE DISMANTLED ON SEVAN LAKE
YEREVAN, March 27. / ARKA /. As the level of Armenia's biggest Lake
Sevan continues to rise, owners of buildings that are threatened by the
rising water have to dismantle them,. Speaking at a news conference
at Novosti international press center, he said 177 such buildings
will be dismantled before the end of 2013. These are the buildings
that are below the level of 1900.25 meters.
"We can not wait for the flood to cover them and dismantle them under
water,' he said. According to him, over 4,000 buildings are located
below 1905 feet meters (the lake is located at 1905 meters above sea
level) of which 27% are made of stone.
He also said that these structures are illegal, since in 1987 the
government of Armenia adopted a decision banning major construction
on lake's coasts below 1908 meters. Some 451 structures have been
already dismantled.
There were, rumors that the government will stop raising the level
of Lake Sevan in order to prevent flooding of coastal areas and the
buildings owned by influential people.
Lake Sevan, one of the largest alpine lakes in Europe and Asia,
is located in the heart of the Armenian plateau, at an altitude of
1914 meters. The lake stretches over 70 kilometers from northwest to
southeast. Its water surface area is nearly 1500 square kilometers.
The lake is the main source of drinking water in the region. By 2030,
the lake's level will be raised to 1903.5 meters. -0-
YEREVAN, March 27. / ARKA /. As the level of Armenia's biggest Lake
Sevan continues to rise, owners of buildings that are threatened by the
rising water have to dismantle them,. Speaking at a news conference
at Novosti international press center, he said 177 such buildings
will be dismantled before the end of 2013. These are the buildings
that are below the level of 1900.25 meters.
"We can not wait for the flood to cover them and dismantle them under
water,' he said. According to him, over 4,000 buildings are located
below 1905 feet meters (the lake is located at 1905 meters above sea
level) of which 27% are made of stone.
He also said that these structures are illegal, since in 1987 the
government of Armenia adopted a decision banning major construction
on lake's coasts below 1908 meters. Some 451 structures have been
already dismantled.
There were, rumors that the government will stop raising the level
of Lake Sevan in order to prevent flooding of coastal areas and the
buildings owned by influential people.
Lake Sevan, one of the largest alpine lakes in Europe and Asia,
is located in the heart of the Armenian plateau, at an altitude of
1914 meters. The lake stretches over 70 kilometers from northwest to
southeast. Its water surface area is nearly 1500 square kilometers.
The lake is the main source of drinking water in the region. By 2030,
the lake's level will be raised to 1903.5 meters. -0-