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ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING POSSIBILITY TO INCREASE AMOUNT OF WATER FROM LAKE SEVAN
YEREVAN, January 14. / ARKA /. The amount of water pumped out from
Armenia's largest lake of Sevan for irrigation and other purposes
may be increased only in case of strong need, Adibek Ghazarian, head
of an office in charge of implementation of irrigation and related
programs of the State Committee of Water Resources said today.
"The ceiling of 170 million cubic meters of water, set by the
government is not an end in itself,' he said.
adding that in some years only 120 million cubic meters of water had
been pumped out a year.
He said the State Committee of Water Resources was considering now the
possibility of increasing the amount up to 240 million cubic meters.
Lake Sevan is one of the largest alpine lakes in Europe and Asia. It
is located in the heart of the Armenian Highland, at an altitude of
1914 meters. The lake is a major drinking water source in the region.
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YEREVAN, January 14. / ARKA /. The amount of water pumped out from
Armenia's largest lake of Sevan for irrigation and other purposes
may be increased only in case of strong need, Adibek Ghazarian, head
of an office in charge of implementation of irrigation and related
programs of the State Committee of Water Resources said today.
"The ceiling of 170 million cubic meters of water, set by the
government is not an end in itself,' he said.
adding that in some years only 120 million cubic meters of water had
been pumped out a year.
He said the State Committee of Water Resources was considering now the
possibility of increasing the amount up to 240 million cubic meters.
Lake Sevan is one of the largest alpine lakes in Europe and Asia. It
is located in the heart of the Armenian Highland, at an altitude of
1914 meters. The lake is a major drinking water source in the region.
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- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenian_government_considering_possibility_to_inc rease_amount_of_water_from_lake_sevan_/#sthash.PwXpEq9Z.dpuf