Water releases from Lake Sevan for irrigation continue.
The photo shows Sevan-Hrazdan canal, which transports water from Sevan to Ararat Valley for irrigation. The photo was taken on July 19. As of the same day, according to the data by "Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center" of RA Environment Ministry, 2.256 million cubic meters of water was released from Lake Sevan. This year it is planned to release up to 170 million cubic meters of water from the lake for irrigation. 68.990 million cubic meters of water have already been released. The lake level continues to drop. As of July 19, it is 1900.68 m, which is 7 cm lower than the same day last year.
July 20, 2022 at 11:42