DISCHARGE FROM SEVAN TO TOTAL ABOUT 150MLN CUBIC METERS IN 2009
/ARKA/
April 16, 2009
YEREVAN
According to experts, discharge from Sevan Lake for irrigation
purposes are to total from 147 to 150mln cubic meters in 2009, which
is within the norms, Chairman of standing commission for agriculture
and environmental protection of Armenian Parliament Khachik Harutiunyan
told journalists Thursday.
April this year is much different from April of last year when weather
was dry and temperature high, he said. According to specialists,
irrigation season will start in time this year – as from June, which
will allow increasing water reserve in reservoirs, he said.
Discharge from Sevan for irrigation was 302mln cubic meters in 2008
against the maximal permissible limit of 360mln cubic meters.
Sevan Lake is one of the largest mountainous lakes of Europe and Asia,
situated in the heart of the Armenian Plateau, 1,914 meters above
sea level.
The lake expands more than 70 kilometers from north-west to south-east
with its area reaching almost 1,500 cubic kilometers. The lake is
the main drinking water source in the region.