EcoLur
Her Her Community Head Andranik Abrahamyan is content with the operation of SHPPs in the territory of the community. In reply to the question how SHPP construction matter was solved and whether or not the problems were discussed, the community head said, “It was long ago, when I was not the head of the community. I was elected in October 2005 and at that moment only site development works were left. Definitely it was discussed at that time and I should day it doesn’t disturb our irrigation system at all, as irrigable land areas come after the SHPP. It’s beneficial for the population as in August and September when water lack is fixed, the water flowing in the river naturally doesn’t reach the land areas for irrigation, while water in pipes reaches the irrigable land areas without any losses. We asked them and they helped us to bring water near to irrigable land areas.”
EcoLur: Whether there were any irrigable land areas, which had been alienated?
Community Head: It was a mountain slope covered with stones, on the other side there are fields: the SHPP helped to establish an orchard here.
EcoLur: Whether the sanitary state of the river hasn’t changed and whether there are any problems with the rest zone?
Community Head: No, our main rest area is located downwards where mountain springs are located which supply water to Vayq town.
EcoLur tried to ask for the opinion of other community heads, but they said they practically didn’t know anything about SHPP impact and didn’t take part in the discussions.
The material has been prepared in the frames of “Support to the Reforms of SHPPs through a Dialogue between the Public and The Ministry of Nature Protection of the RA for the Purpose of River Ecosystem Use” project.
October 21, 2015 at 13:34