During the discussion of the bill “On making changes to the RA law on restoration, conservation, reproduction and use of the Lake Sevan ecosystem,” PAP MP Sergey Bagratyan asked Inessa Gabayan, Water Committee Chairman, on what purpose the 100 million cubic meters water were used in the past and what effect this had.

“Without ‘digesting’ the old one, you talk about new 40 million cubic meters, and the justification is weak,” he said.

Inessa Gabayan replied that the Water Committee had already demanded a deficit of 80 million cubic meters at the beginning of the year.

In response to this, Sergey Bagratyan noticed that there is no justification in the bill.

“40 million is justified. As a result, we will have opportunity to get products from cultivated lands of 55,000 agricultural families,” added Inessa Gabayan.

To remind, the project envisages to take 40 million cubic meters of water from Sevan.