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Negative balance of Lake Sevan contains seismic risks
- Tuesday, February 5, 20:35
The negative balance of Lake Sevan contains seismic risks, Head of the Association For Sustainable Human Development Karine Danielyan told ArmInfo.
By the data of EcoLur NGO, as of 1 Jan 2013 the level of Lake Sevan was 1900,10 m, which is by 3 cm lower than the index of the previous year. Danielyan thinks that the negative balance is the result of last year's water release. The expert stressed that the changes in the water level cause ground pressure, which contains seismic risks. She also pointed out the negative impact of the big water release on the ecology of the lake, its biodiversity and water composition.
To remind, on 22 June 2012 the Parliament adopted the bill on increasing the water release from Lake Sevan for irrigation purposes from the former 170 mln to 320 mln cu m. The environmentalists said that the parliamentary hearings did not take into account the NGOs' opinion. Thus, the provisions of Aarhus Convention were violated. Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan also spoke of it.