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TWO VILLAGES IN ARAGATSOTN MARZ FIGHT OVER DRINKING WATER
11.07.2014 11:38 epress.am
For years, two Aragatsotn marz villages, Yeghnik and Shgharshik, have
battled over the scarcity of drinking water but can no longer resolve
the issue among themselves. Yesterday, Yeghnik village residents
blocked off the Yerevan-Gyumri highway demanding to speak to the Prime
Minister or one of his representatives. However, Shgharshik residents
considered that move to be a wrong one and are open to negotiations.
The two villages receive water from the same source, and Shgharshik
residents often close the water pipes going to their neighboring
village.
The Aragatsotn Governor's Public Relations Department Head, Satenik
Zoryan, told Epress.am that the two villages have to come to an
agreement and equally share the water they get.
"It's not like this issue is a new one for us. The issue is under
control of the Governor, who is working on a solution," said Zoryan.
Yeghnik resident Misak Toroyan told Epress.am, the reason they are
demanding the Prime Minister's intervention is that their children
are drinking stream water because there is no drinking water.
Shgharshik's village head Hovhannes Harutyunyan does not consider
Yeghnik's protest to be justified.
"They've filled the streets with their women and children. What for?
It's shameful," said Harutyunyan. According to him, Yeghnik can not
demand to receive more water than Shgharshik.
"In Yeghnik, they are presenting exaggerated numbers, they say 500
people live there, at the moment there is almost no one left, their
student population is 16, our village is three times bigger than
theirs. Despite that, they deal with agriculture and have around 400
hectares of land, while we are a bit more mountainous, at a higher
elevation, and we deal with animal husbandry. We can't give them more
water," said Harutyunyan.
Yesterday, the Aragatsotn Governor Sargis Sahakyan negotiated with
the villagers on the highway, who subsequently dispersed, however,
the issue still remains unresolved.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/11/07/two-villages-in-aragatsotn-marz-fight-over-drinking-water.html
11.07.2014 11:38 epress.am
For years, two Aragatsotn marz villages, Yeghnik and Shgharshik, have
battled over the scarcity of drinking water but can no longer resolve
the issue among themselves. Yesterday, Yeghnik village residents
blocked off the Yerevan-Gyumri highway demanding to speak to the Prime
Minister or one of his representatives. However, Shgharshik residents
considered that move to be a wrong one and are open to negotiations.
The two villages receive water from the same source, and Shgharshik
residents often close the water pipes going to their neighboring
village.
The Aragatsotn Governor's Public Relations Department Head, Satenik
Zoryan, told Epress.am that the two villages have to come to an
agreement and equally share the water they get.
"It's not like this issue is a new one for us. The issue is under
control of the Governor, who is working on a solution," said Zoryan.
Yeghnik resident Misak Toroyan told Epress.am, the reason they are
demanding the Prime Minister's intervention is that their children
are drinking stream water because there is no drinking water.
Shgharshik's village head Hovhannes Harutyunyan does not consider
Yeghnik's protest to be justified.
"They've filled the streets with their women and children. What for?
It's shameful," said Harutyunyan. According to him, Yeghnik can not
demand to receive more water than Shgharshik.
"In Yeghnik, they are presenting exaggerated numbers, they say 500
people live there, at the moment there is almost no one left, their
student population is 16, our village is three times bigger than
theirs. Despite that, they deal with agriculture and have around 400
hectares of land, while we are a bit more mountainous, at a higher
elevation, and we deal with animal husbandry. We can't give them more
water," said Harutyunyan.
Yesterday, the Aragatsotn Governor Sargis Sahakyan negotiated with
the villagers on the highway, who subsequently dispersed, however,
the issue still remains unresolved.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/11/07/two-villages-in-aragatsotn-marz-fight-over-drinking-water.html