EcoLur
In regard with the emergency – flooding of houses and agricultural land areas in Jrarat Village, Kotayk Region, and Ddmashen, Gegharkounik Region, because of unprecedented water out lets from Lake Sevan, EcoLur addressed an enquiry to Vahe Hakobyan, Chairman of the State Committee on Water Industry. The enquiry says, “Under the Ministry for Emergency States, on 27 September the water outlets from Lake Sevan were carried out at a rate of 6 cum/sec starting from 18:00 and 8 cum/sec starting from 15:00. As a result, houses in Jrarat Village, Kotayk Region, and Ddmashen, Gegharkounik Region, were flooded.
The press published numerous reports from the scene, which showed the victims and damage caused to harvest.
Reminder: in 2014 the government determined the water outlets from Lake Sevan to be up to 270 million cum to be implemented by 1 September. The government reasoned the increase in the water outlets by the lack of water in Ararat basin and farmers’ need in irrigation water.
We would like to ask you to inform us what are the grounds and which governmental resolutions served as ground and what is the purpose of water outlets from Lake Sevan on 27 September? We would like also to advise us who bears responsibility for the damage caused to farmers and villagers by the water outlets from Lake Sevan on 27 September.
September 30, 2014 at 16:02