EcoLur
On 30 November 2012 the “Syunyats Yerkir” published the editorial by Samvel Aleksanyan “Increase and Spread of Several Diseases in Kapan and Meghri Reached Threatening Ranges.” The author connects this fact with poor ecology in the region. The following extract brings to the notice: “The increase in diseases due to poor ecology still continues in Kapan. Within last three years the number of people newly suffering from cardiovascular diseases, as well as cancer and endocrine diseases has increased by three times. The number of people having received a category of disability has also increased, and now the number of disabled people makes up 10% of Kapan population. Birth rate also decreases. If in 2008 this indicator made up 9.2 per thousand, in 2011 – 8.3 per thousand as compared with average indicator for Syunik Region – 11.2 per thousand…”
It should be noted that the poor ecology is connected with many-year-long pollution of soil, water, agricultural foods, industrial wastes of mining enterprises. What about Meghri, no studies have been carried out and the data are missing.
December 06, 2012 at 12:12