MosJan Posted August 14, 2001 Report Share Posted August 14, 2001 ENVIRONMENT MINISTER AFTER ILLEGAL WATER USERS FROM LAKE SEVAN YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, ARMENPRESS: The newly appointed environment minister Vartan Ayvazian has appealed to private Armenian businessmen and international organization with a request to help obtain new and more advanced water meters which are supposed to be installed at points from where water is pumped out from Lake Sevan for irrigation purposes. The move is reportedly came after the minister received several warnings that water is illegally pumped out from the lake at night time. The minister is also going to hold an urgent consultation to make an in-depth look into the lake's water balance. Lake Sevan, the biggest reservoir of fresh water in Armenia, has decreased by some 14 centimeters from the beginning of the irrigation season against last year's level. The minister also has ordered to suspend leasing of new lake-side territories, after he personally revealed that leasing was granted with gross violation of nature protection requirements. The ministry has said to Armenpress that in line with the law on Lake Sevan a group of experts has been set up by the National Academy of Sciences which is supposed in concert with the ministry to prepare a set of austerity measures to improve the lake's condition. They will be submitted to parliament's consideration before the latter embarks on next year's budget discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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