IN 2010 THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE THE WORK TO FURTHER RAISE THE LEVEL OF LAKE SEVAN

ArmInfo
2009-12-16 09:02:00

ArmInfo. The Committee on Lake Sevan met in Yerevan today.

The press service of the President of Armenia reports that the head of
the presidential staff Karen Karapetyan also took part in the meeting.

Chairman of the committee Vladimir Movsissyan reported on the work
done in 20009 and outlined plans for 2010. He said that all the
16 measures planned for 2009 had been fulfilled. Particularly, the
committee worked out measures to further raise the level of Sevan,
to effectively use the lake’s water, to increase its fish resources,
has drafted plan of repair of 3-km long breakdown section of Arpa-Sevan
tunnel, has started to the work to restore sewerage systems of Sevan,
Gavar, Martuni, Vardenis and Jermuk.

The key priority of the committee in 2010 will be further work to
raise the level of the lake, to purify its water and to increase its
fish resources.