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The disputes between the public and authorities around Lake Sevan are still continuing. S.O.S Sevan Initiative Group insists that the lake is in very poor situation, polluted with mining and household wastes, while Armenian top officials are sure that the index for lake water transparency reaches 6-11 meters for the first time in 40 years. Read articles referring to this topic below:
Environmental Alarm
www.hra.am
The board meeting of “Sevan National Park” was held on October 25. At the meeting Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan presented information about Lake Sevan cleaning process and mentioned that the lake cleaning program for this year will be completed by mid December. The Minister assured that imported machinery serves its goal and all the required cleaning works are conducted in the water.
Board Chairman, Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan noted the territories subject to cleaning are larger, and planned funds are not sufficient for the complete cleaning.
Board member Vladimir Movsisyan, the Chairman of Lake Sevan Issues Committee by President of Armenia, said the index for lake water transparency reaches 6-11 meters for the first time in 40 years.
Impossible Simultaneously to Keep Sevan and To Mine Gold and Produce Cement on Sevan Banks
Mary Aleksanyan, www.hra.am
“At present we eye witness how drinking water turns into…I won’t say sewage, it will be a little exaggerated, but non-drinking water,” says “Sevan National Park” Ex Director, Architect Gagik Sukhudyan, who considers saving Sevan as a priority and strategic issue for Armenia. Article 10 of RA Law “On Lake Sevan” adopted in 2001 bans to place any ore processing enterprise in Lake Sevan basin. Nevertheless, “GeoProMining”, “Gegamet Plus” and “Mica Cement” mining companies are illegally operating in Sevan basin. “It’s impossible simultaneously to save the water in Sevan and to mine gold or to produce cement on its banks,” the environmentalists think.
October 26, 2011 at 18:11