Gegharkunik

Public Rights and Aarhus Convention Violated when Adopting Law On Increase in Water Outlets from Lake Sevan
Already 145 million cubic meters has been let out of Lake Sevan. On 11 June Hydroecology and Ichthyology Institute Director Evelina Ghukasyan

You Can’t Swim in Sevan in Summer – Shores Waterlogged
Sevan isn’t a lake, water in Sevan moves as in a river. Mud on shores is shifted to depth. The lake blooms in summer, but now it blooms in winter, we never saw something

Green Party Chairman: Yerevan Turns into Devouring Monster for Armenia
Recently the territory in front of Yerevan Municipality and other places are covered with sod. Sods are taken from Alpine meadows in Sevan. Tractors with special contrivances cut soil in Alpine meadows with a

Locals Excluded from Trout Population Recovery Process in Sevan
We used to have fish farms in Gavar, Martouni and Litchq…But they are closed. Why? We could grow fish and

One of Versions Why Water Outlets from Sevan Increased Finds Its Confirmation
The public version that officials want to get water for fish farms at the expense of Sevan and not for peasants find its confirmation. As it’s known

National Park, Watch Out: Summer Cottages Constructed in Sevan (Photos)
During the monitoring conducted by EcoLur working group in Sevan basin, we met a truck loaded sod. We couldn’t find out where this layer has been taken from, but we saw how the truck drove into the territory of one of the summer cottages constructed on

New Project of Small HPP Construction in Gegharkounik Region
New small HPP is planned to be constructed in Gegharkounik region. The draft law on changing the category of agricultural land areas

Public Prosecutor’s Office Claim Illegal Siting Detected in Sevan National Park
Under official website of Public Prosecutor’s Office of Armenia, www.genproc.am/am/234/item/7246/ , a criminal case has been initiated in regard with abuse of official authority and forgery committed by officials of territorial

State Committee on Water Industry Presented Controversial Figures on Sevan
The State Committee on Water Industry presented controversial figures as substantiation for water outlets from Lake Sevan. During the press conference on 21 June, Head of Financial-Economic Department of State Committee on Water Industry Mher Mkrtumyam noted that the level in Sevan will go down by 3-4 cm at the expense of water

Parliament Voted for Increase in Water Outlets from Lake Sevan – 93 Votes “For” and 12 Votes “Against”
The parliament has already adopted the governmental proposal on making amendments in the laws protecting Lake Sevan and approved in the first reading the increase in water outlets from the lake up to 320 million cubic meters, instead of the limit of 170 million; 93 deputies voted “for” and 12 deputies – “against”. The law was introduced by the governing

Future of Sevan Discussed in Parliament
Today, on 22 June, the agenda of the National Assembly of Armenia includes the discussion of the governmental billon additional water outlets from Lake Sevan. NGOs are not invited

Vladimir Movsisyan: We Can Find Solution for This Year by Letting Out 280 Million Square Meters
Expert Committee Committee on Lake Sevan Preservation of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia has issued an opinion to State Committee on Water Industry on water outlets from Lake Sevan in the amount of 280 million square meters of water

Bill on Increase in Water Outlets from Lake Sevan Has Resolute Nature
In very Ararat valley, farmers many times applied to the authorities with a request to allow them to pay the fees for irrigation after harvesting. Nevertheless, no indulgences are given to them. No money means to water. Land areas are not cultivated because of low pay-ability of farmers. The land salination process is

At the Sitting of the NA Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment
The Committee endorsed the debated bills

Public Demanding to Annul Discussion of Lake Sevan at National Assembly on 20 June
The bill has been adopted with the violation of Armenian Constitution, Aarhus Convention and Armenian laws, meanwhile the participation of professionals to the committee discussion has been hindered

20 NGOs from Gegharkounik Region Applying to Speaker of National Assembly of Armenia
We do hop that the newly-elected parliament won’t start its activities with adopting such laws which violate public interests and won’t record

Proposals to Newly-Formed Government from Noratus Community Residents, Gegharkounik Region
Noratus Villagers, Gegharkounik Region, already have proposals to the government, which

Gegharkunik Region Started Collecting Signatures Against Water Outlets from Sevan
The communities of Geghrakunik region located near the littoral area of Lake Sevan, started collecting signatures against the governmental proposal to increase

Deputies Don’t Approve Bad Laws, Protect Lake Sevan
Deputies don’t approve bad laws, protect Lake Sevan.

Academician Sergey Hambardzumyan Coming out of Lake Sevan Committee as Protest Sign
Academician Sergey Hambardzumyan coming out of Lake Sevan Committee as protest sign.