WE SHOULD FIGHT ARMENIAN TERRORISM ON AZERBAIJAN’S OCCUPIED GROUNDS – MINISTRY OF ECOLOGY
Author: S.Babayeva

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
April 27 2006

It is necessary to combat Armenian ecological terror on Azerbaijan’s
occupied grounds, Trend reports with reference to the release of
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan issued
April 27.

The release says after Armenians had occupied Zangilan area it turned
into a real dead zone as a result of their ecological terror.

Zangilan area in southwestern Azerbaijan is famous for its outtanding
landscape, currently spoiled by Okhchuchay river that begins in
Armenia and, passing Zangilan and 20 villages flows in Azerbaijan’s
second largest river Araz.

Contaminated industrail waters from Gadjaran and Gafan industrail
plants, as well as all municipal and agricultural wastes ar4e
discahrged in Okhchuchay.

While using this water, the population suffers from various diaseases,
an increse of children mortality, content of heavy metals, such as
copper, zinc, molybdenum, etc. in vegetables and mat was recorded.