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WATER LEVEL OF ARMENIA'S LAKE SEVAN HIKED FROM 2002 BY 3.78 M VERSUS PREDICTED 2.38 M
YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. Water level in Armenia's Lake Sevan
increased by 3.78 meters instead of the anticipated 2.38 meters
compared to 2002, said Vladimir Movsisyan, Chairman of Presidential
Committee on Lake Sevan Issues.
"In accordance with the law "On Lake Sevan" it is planned to raise
the water level by 6 meters from 2002 to 2030, in other words, to
increase it on average by 21.6 sm annually," he told reporters at
Novosti International Press Center in Yerevan on Wednesday.
Movsisyan added before people started using the water of Sevan for
some farming purposes in 1933, the water volume stood at 58 billion
cubic meters, however water releases caused Sevan level to drop by
19.29 m within 1933- 2002, and the volume fell to 33 billion cubic
meters. According to him, it could make Sevan a "dead lake."
He noted the lake volume can climb by 8 billion cubic meters if its
level rises by 6 meters by 2030. In that case, the total volume will
stand at 42 cubic meters.
Lake Sevan is one of the largest mountainous lakes in Europe
and Asia located in the Armenian highland with a height of 1,914
meters. Sevan attracts tourists with its beauty and is famous for
its fish, particularly, trout, that is called "ishkhan"(which means
"prince") by Armenians.
The lake stretches from north-west to south-east more than 70
kilometres. Its area of water table reaches 1,500 square meters. It
is the main resource of drinking water in the region. By 2030 the
lake level will be increased to optimal 1,903.5 m. -0-
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, March 27. /ARKA/. Water level in Armenia's Lake Sevan
increased by 3.78 meters instead of the anticipated 2.38 meters
compared to 2002, said Vladimir Movsisyan, Chairman of Presidential
Committee on Lake Sevan Issues.
"In accordance with the law "On Lake Sevan" it is planned to raise
the water level by 6 meters from 2002 to 2030, in other words, to
increase it on average by 21.6 sm annually," he told reporters at
Novosti International Press Center in Yerevan on Wednesday.
Movsisyan added before people started using the water of Sevan for
some farming purposes in 1933, the water volume stood at 58 billion
cubic meters, however water releases caused Sevan level to drop by
19.29 m within 1933- 2002, and the volume fell to 33 billion cubic
meters. According to him, it could make Sevan a "dead lake."
He noted the lake volume can climb by 8 billion cubic meters if its
level rises by 6 meters by 2030. In that case, the total volume will
stand at 42 cubic meters.
Lake Sevan is one of the largest mountainous lakes in Europe
and Asia located in the Armenian highland with a height of 1,914
meters. Sevan attracts tourists with its beauty and is famous for
its fish, particularly, trout, that is called "ishkhan"(which means
"prince") by Armenians.
The lake stretches from north-west to south-east more than 70
kilometres. Its area of water table reaches 1,500 square meters. It
is the main resource of drinking water in the region. By 2030 the
lake level will be increased to optimal 1,903.5 m. -0-
From: A. Papazian