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Today, on 18 February, Garni residents are running a protest demonstration against the Qaghtsrashen Gravity Irrigation Construction Project near Garni Rural Municipality at 12:00 p.m. Under the information that residents have, “Hayhydroenerganakhagits” CJSC representatives are going to have a meeting with the village head at 12:00 p.m. and to exercise pressure on him to get his consent for project implementation. The residents are calling for everybody, including journalists and environmentalists, who like Garni Gorge and want to preserve it, join them in their fight against this anti-environmental initiative.
“Being one of the most famous historical residential areas in Armenia Garnia is famous for its beautiful climate and cool climate, and is one of the most favourite and famous centers of tourism.
Today Garni Gorge faces desertification. In September-October 2014 the population of Garni Village beat an alarm signal on taking the water of Azat River to another community, which is the main source of water for Garni Village. The fact that Garni village with its population of 8000 people and over does have drastic need of drinking and irrigation water is not taken into consideration. Azat reservoir doesn’t get full with its all capacity and doesn’t even meet the need of irrigation water demand.
This phenomenon is anti-environmental, which will lead to the elimination of the magnificent nature of Azat Gorge, it’s massacre of nature. It will also undermine development of tourism spoken so much about,” Garni Villagers’ call says.
February 18, 2015 at 11:19