News.am
On 20 October Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan made a statement: civil works launched near Trchkan waterfall don’t disturb natural flow of waterfall in any manner. Under him, certain restrictions will be applied when operating the small hydropower plant. Particularly, the hydropower plant won’t be operated in summer months, while in other months water will be taken only if the water flow exceeds 400-500 liter/second. Robert Nazaryan, Chairman of Committee for Regulating Public Services, asked the Minister to provide the arrangements in regard with abovementioned restrictions in writing. If these restrictions won’t be laid down in the license, their application will get impossible.
Environmentalists Demanding to Stop HPP Construction In Territory of Trchkan Waterfall
Karlen Aslanyan, www.azatutyun.am
On Monday “Save Trchkan Waterfall” Civic Initiative filed an application to Nature Protection Ministry of Armenia and demanded to immediately stop the construction of a small hydropower plant in the territory of the highest and most high-water waterfall in Armenia recognized as a specially protected territory in Armenia.
Under initiative activist Armen Vermishyan, it doesn’t matter how much water the HPP will take from the waterfall, as in any case the natural component of this natural monument, water, will suffer.
According to Harutyun Harutyunyan, Water resources Management Department of Nature protection Ministry of Armenia, the permit issued by the Ministry for water use is an initial one. What about the permit for constructing a hydropower plant, Harutyunyan said it was only the decision of the Aldermen’s Council of Mets Parni Community, Lori Region.
NGO Heads Demanding PM To Stop HPP Cosntruction in Territory of Trchkan Waterfall
News.am
Environmentalists and a number of NGOs keep on demanding from the Nature Protection Ministry to stop the construction of a hydropower plant in the territory of Trchkan Waterfall.
As 'Geofon' NGO President Levon Martirosyan said in his interview with the news.am, the Nature Protection Ministry received the permit for constructing a hydropower plant in an illegal manner.
The environmentalists considering the construction of a hydropower plant illegal have addressed an application to Nature Protection Minister and demanded to immediately stop the construction of a small hydropower plant in the highest and most high-water waterfall in Armenia, which is recognized as a specially protected territory.
October 20, 2011 at 17:51