Greens' Union Prez: No Justification for Drawing More Lake Sevan Water

12:02, June 29, 2012

The RA National Assembly passed a government bill allowing for 320 million cubic meters of Lake Sevan water to be drawn down for agriculture irrigation purposes.

Prior to this bill, passed after the first hearing, the maximum allowed was 170 million cubic meters. I spoke to Hakob Sanasaryan, head of the Greens' Union, to get his take on the matter.

Mr. Sanasaryan, how does the government justify drawing off 320 million cubic meters of Lake Sevan water?

They cannot justify taking an additional 150 million cubic meters of water. It's totally arbitrary. Even the 170 million maximum needs to be reviewed. There have been years when we have drawn 60, 80 and even 90 million cubic meters.  Read more... (548 words)

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