Artur Hovhannisyan, the Hayastq
“How can we live in this small country and hope for tourism, developing tourism and clean agriculture, at the same time opening mines nearby?” said Karine Danielyan, “For Sustainable Human Development” Association/NGO Chairman, Dr. in Geographical Sciences, at the press conference in “Azdak” Club.
“The drinking water for Yerevan is also at stake: the capital can lose up to 40% of its drinking water, as the changes in the soil of the country are not taken into consideration at all. The mine development poses a great risk also for the Hrazdan River, as it located rather near the river ad it will additionally be polluted with heavy metals,” she said.
Another guest to “Azdak”, Movses Manukyan, “Forests to Generations” NGO President, representative of Hrazdan Environmental NGOs Forum, assured that the location of Hrazdan iron mine is already sufficient for serious risks.
Karine Danielyan said, if this problem is not solved, probably a number of NGOs will call upon the court in regard with Hrazdan iron mine development.
August 04, 2011 at 12:19