August 17, 2010 | Water
Five communities in Gegharkounik Region seem to have no more threats on water deprivation. The Committee on Lake Sevan Issues by the President of Armenia reached a final decision in regard with the river withdrawal where Aghnjadzor community in Vayots Dzor was supposed to be provided with water from the Argitchi only in the amount of 20-25 liters per second.
August 13, 2010 | Water
The first newly-built small hydropower plant was put into operation in the territory of Tchambarak, Gegharkounik Region on 12 July.
August 10, 2010 | Water
The Kapan-based “For Ensuring Environmental Safety and Developing Democracy” NGO is going to lodge a complaint to the Public Prosecutor of Armenia against the Nature Protection Ministry of RA and “Hayjrmoughkoyughi” CJSC. The reason is
August 06, 2010 | Water
Centuries-long friendship between Gegharkounik and Vayots Dzor residents jeopardizes to turn into animosity, if Nature Protection Ministry and other appropriate bodies don’t take any measures to give a solution to this vital problem.
August 05, 2010 | Water
“We did our best and stopped civil works, though it was not easy to do. What about dismantling the dam and filling up canals for water disposal, other bodies must deal with this problem, for example, regional municipality, police or prosecutor’s office,”
August 05, 2010 | Water
Renovation of drinking water supply system has launched in Mets Masrik. The total length of this water supply system makes up 6.3 km.
August 03, 2010 | Water
Lake Sevan level annually increases by 12 cm due to the Argitchi River which is the most full-flowing river of Sevan basin, says UN Expert Qnarik Hovhannisyan. Sevan endemic species such as trout and whitefish spawn in the river head, and if a small hydro power plant is to be constructed, they will just get extinct.
August 02, 2010 | Water
According to the press service of “Jaghatci Dzor” CJSC, this company in the partnership with GreenLand Investment Ltd is implementing a complex program in mountainous Goght Village, Kotayk Region.
August 02, 2010 | Water
The Ministry''''s special committee says that the area is 2,714 h while, according to the Aarhus Center, it is 6,850 h. By means of this fake mathematics the Ministry seeks to justify the project
July 30, 2010 | Water
On 4 August a discussion will be held devoted to investigation findings obtained by the working group on debatable issues concerning to the water use of the Argitchi River.
July 30, 2010 | Water
“S.O.S. Argitchi” Initiative Group Member Vardan Galstyan spoke at the press conference on 30 July. Under him, the aim of these engineering works is to change the riverbed and to direct its water into Vayots Dzor Region.
July 29, 2010 | Water
…All the civil works on Gyladzor Tributary of the Argitchi River are illegal. Appropriate expert assessment is needed for conducting such works,” told A1+ Yuri Ishkhanyan, Deputy Head of Department for Biodiversity and Soil Control of the State Environmental Inspection of the Ministry of Nature Protection of RA.
July 27, 2010 | Water
The activists of S.O.S. Argitchi initiative group are sure Nature Protection Ministry’s statements about just reconstructing pipes on the Argitchi River are false.
July 26, 2010 | Water
Eventually, Minister Aram Harutunyan’s statement about not issuing such a permit directly or indirectly corroborates this thing to be illegal committed by Ex Minister Vardan Avazyan or his subordinates.
July 26, 2010 | Water
The small hydro power plant on the Argitchi River caused a clash between two companies, “Zangezour Eximp” LLC and “Hydrocorporation” CJSC. As it turned out both companies independently are carrying out construction works for a small hydropower plant on the same river.
July 26, 2010 | Water
The flora and fauna of the Baltic Sea are on the verge of extinction because of anomalous heath. To be more precise, it happened because of toxic phytoplankton that boosted in such weather for thousands of kilometers. The environmentalists from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Germany already raised an alarm.
July 23, 2010 | Water
The Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan held a meeting with Community Heads in Gegharkounik and Vayots Dzor regions. We tried to find out from Regional Head Nver Poghosyan the meeting outcomes.
July 21, 2010 | Water
The Nature Protection Minister of RA promised the community heads to invalidate the construction next to the Argitchi River and to launch an investigation in order to reveal its legitimacy.
