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LAKE SEVAN'S LEVEL DOWN 7 CENTIMETERS
YEREVAN, December 10. / ARKA /. The level of Lake Sevan was seven
centimeters down on December 1 from the year before, said today Karine
Danielyan, the chairwoman of a non-governmental organization called
Association for Sustainable Human Development.
Speaking at a news conference Ms. Danielyan said water level
fluctuations of Lake Sevan pose a serious danger of desertification
not only for Ararat Valley, but also for the entire country, 'because
all water resources of the country are interconnected."
According to her, it is necessary to find a balance between economic
development and protection of natural resources.
She said when the level is rising it improves the quality of the
water in the lake which worsens when the level falls. Ms. Danielyan
said the lake's water can not help resolve the irrigation problems
because when it reaches the irrigation areas about 80% of it is lost.
"It is evident that to lower the lake for the sake of the remaining
20% is wrong. The government and other stakeholders should make an
in-depth study of the problem and find a solution that will not use
Sevan Lake's water,
YEREVAN, December 10. / ARKA /. The level of Lake Sevan was seven
centimeters down on December 1 from the year before, said today Karine
Danielyan, the chairwoman of a non-governmental organization called
Association for Sustainable Human Development.
Speaking at a news conference Ms. Danielyan said water level
fluctuations of Lake Sevan pose a serious danger of desertification
not only for Ararat Valley, but also for the entire country, 'because
all water resources of the country are interconnected."
According to her, it is necessary to find a balance between economic
development and protection of natural resources.
She said when the level is rising it improves the quality of the
water in the lake which worsens when the level falls. Ms. Danielyan
said the lake's water can not help resolve the irrigation problems
because when it reaches the irrigation areas about 80% of it is lost.
"It is evident that to lower the lake for the sake of the remaining
20% is wrong. The government and other stakeholders should make an
in-depth study of the problem and find a solution that will not use
Sevan Lake's water,