EXTENDED FRONT OF COMBAT AGAINST RODENTS

NKR Government Information and
Public Relations Department
October 20, 2009

For prevention of the dangerous state because of unprecedented spread
of rodents’ epidemic in the fields of the Republic and increase
of the crop capacity of the fields a republican headquarters on
operative measures conduction was created with the Prime Minister
Ara Haroutyunyan at the head. Today, the headquarters has conducted
the first sitting in the NKR Government, to specify the forthcoming
deeds to be carried out

The Prime Minister informed, that taking into consideration the results
of the formerly conducted studies and the specialists’ proposals, it
was decided to execute the rodents’ combat by previously used means,
which is ploughing of uncultivated lands and scattering of toxic
chemicals. The Prime Minister announced about necessity of conducting
complex measures. First of all farming of areas nearby villages, and
executing cold tillage was foreseen. Owners of rented plough-lands will
be exempted from the rent. A task was set that all uncultivated lands
must be tilled and oat must be sown in the lands staying out of autumn
sowing. With this aim land owners will be granted state assistance.

The Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan notified that those property
owners who hadn’t conducted necessary measures will be punished. The
fight will be in the focus of attention and under everyday strict
control. Everything must be done in time and with responsibility,
or the agricultural disaster will become inevitable

It is anticipated to continue preventive combat measures up to the
end of the forthcoming spring.