AUTHORITIES IN SYUNIK SAY DROUGHT CAUSES 4 BILLION DAMAGES

Armenpress

KAPAN, JULY 7, ARMENPRESS: Authorities in Armenian provinces
claim multi-billion damages (in Armenian drams) sustained to their
agricultures by a long string of very hot and dry days in late June
and early July.

Thus authorities in the southern province of Syunik have calculated
that the volume of damages in their province is over 4 billion
Armenian Drams. They say wheat was destroyed on 22,000 hectares out
of 27,000 hectares of land under that crop. The most affected areas
are in Sisian region where they say nearly 90 percent of wheat was
destroyed, in Goris region 60 percent of wheat and in Kapan and Meghri
almost half of it were destroyed.

Though the province saw several days of heavy rains but they could
hardly improve the situation concerning wheat planting, though they
are very good for vegetables. A team of experts from the agriculture
ministry will travel to the province to calculate the amount of
damages on the ground.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress