

EcoLur
The Nature Protection Ministry has detected that SHPPs don’t ensure environmental flow. As Nature Protection Ministry Information and Public Relations Department informs, on Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan’s order a working group has been established prevent illegal tree felling, fish poaching, destroying the fertile layer of ground, as well as to carry out random examinations specially protected areas and adjacent territories. During several days the working group detected that the environmental flow of the water intake station of “Kurtan” SHPP owned by “Tirakal” LLC was incomparably lower the set standards. While the examinations of the water intake station of “Griar” SHPP in Gegharkounik Region showed that the environmental flow of the station constructed on the Getik River is almost zero, which is a gross violation of environmental legislation and standards. The same examination was carried out in “Erik” SHPP, Gegharkounik Region. Minutes have been drawn up for all cases and administrative fines will be imposed respectively.
August 22, 2013 at 15:55