STATE COMMITTEE ON WATER INDUSTRY FORECASTING LACK OF WATER, WHILE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER HEAVY PRECIPITATION
15:54 February 11, 2015
EcoLur
Gagik Khachatryan, acting Chairman of the State Committee on Water
Industry, beat an alarm in his interviews given on TV in February
that the country may experience lack of water. In his opinion, the
reason is the lack of precipitation. He stated that Akhuryan-Araks
reservoirs contain 18.5 million cum water less than that of the last
year. He said, if needed, again Sevan will be resorted to, in case
of water of lack.
On 11 February Deputy Director of MES Meteorological Center Gagik
Surenyan made a statement, where he mentioned about huge amount of
precipitation in Lori, Tavush, Shirak, Aragatsotn and Kotayq Regions
because of recent Mediterranean cyclones. The monthly precipitation
amount in individual places of Shirak region makes up 110-120% of the
standard. "At the end of the month we will have snow cover higher than
the standard. We are anticipating heavy precipitation in March. Large
amounts of snow are expected to be collected in the mountainous areas
of the country."
http://ecolur.org/en/news/officials/state-committee-on-water-industry-forecasting-lack-of-water-while-meteorological-center-heavy-precipitation/7017/
15:54 February 11, 2015
EcoLur
Gagik Khachatryan, acting Chairman of the State Committee on Water
Industry, beat an alarm in his interviews given on TV in February
that the country may experience lack of water. In his opinion, the
reason is the lack of precipitation. He stated that Akhuryan-Araks
reservoirs contain 18.5 million cum water less than that of the last
year. He said, if needed, again Sevan will be resorted to, in case
of water of lack.
On 11 February Deputy Director of MES Meteorological Center Gagik
Surenyan made a statement, where he mentioned about huge amount of
precipitation in Lori, Tavush, Shirak, Aragatsotn and Kotayq Regions
because of recent Mediterranean cyclones. The monthly precipitation
amount in individual places of Shirak region makes up 110-120% of the
standard. "At the end of the month we will have snow cover higher than
the standard. We are anticipating heavy precipitation in March. Large
amounts of snow are expected to be collected in the mountainous areas
of the country."
http://ecolur.org/en/news/officials/state-committee-on-water-industry-forecasting-lack-of-water-while-meteorological-center-heavy-precipitation/7017/