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ARPA-SEVAN TUNNEL REPAIR TO TAKE TWO MORE YEARS - MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
YEREVAN, February 19. /ARKA/. Repair work in Arpa-Sevan tunnel will
be completed in the next two years, said Artashes Ziroyan, head of
bioresource management agency, Armenia's ministry of environment.
Arpa-Sevan is still one of the most important problems in the sector,
Ziroyan said Tuesday, at a discussion on effects of discharges from
the lake.
Repair work that started in September 2010 is carried out by Arpa-Sevan
Armenian company. A total of 11.8 billion drams only were allocated
for the work, of it 6 billion has been already spent.
Ziroyan said the tunnel repair will allow supplying water to Sevan
Lake on a permanent basis and raising water level by more than 20
centimeters every year.
The 48.3-kilometer-long tunnel supplying water from Kechut reservoir
to the lake was constructed in 1961-1981.
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
1,914 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. The
water level in the lake will be raised to the optimum 1,903.5 meters
by 2030. -0--
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From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, February 19. /ARKA/. Repair work in Arpa-Sevan tunnel will
be completed in the next two years, said Artashes Ziroyan, head of
bioresource management agency, Armenia's ministry of environment.
Arpa-Sevan is still one of the most important problems in the sector,
Ziroyan said Tuesday, at a discussion on effects of discharges from
the lake.
Repair work that started in September 2010 is carried out by Arpa-Sevan
Armenian company. A total of 11.8 billion drams only were allocated
for the work, of it 6 billion has been already spent.
Ziroyan said the tunnel repair will allow supplying water to Sevan
Lake on a permanent basis and raising water level by more than 20
centimeters every year.
The 48.3-kilometer-long tunnel supplying water from Kechut reservoir
to the lake was constructed in 1961-1981.
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
1,914 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. The
water level in the lake will be raised to the optimum 1,903.5 meters
by 2030. -0--
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/arpa_sevan_tunnel_repair_to_take_two_more_years_mi nistry_of_environment/#sthash.eWWIbobG.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian