Thursday, September 19 2019 13:33

ArmInfo.In the Ararat Valley of Armenia, 97 water wells will be mothballed, another 8 wells will be completely closed. The decision was made at a government  meeting on September 19.

Presenting the draft decision, the Minister of Environment of the  Republic of Armenia Eric Grigoryan noted that AMD 37.9 million will  be allocated from the Reserve Fund of the Government to solve the  task.  As a result of the program, about 30 million cubic meters will  be saved. m of water that flowed into neighboring countries. In  addition, Grigoryan continued, the Ministry of the Environment is  taking all necessary measures to return funds from businesses that  illegally used these volumes of water. The minister noted that the  studies were carried out from August 5 to 16. The main goal of the  measures taken is to increase the efficiency of the water supply  system and improve the environmental situation in the country.  For  these purposes, the Minister continued, the issue of a complete ban  on the use of artesian wells in the Ararat Valley at a time when  there is no need for irrigation is being discussed.

Recall that on August 29, the government adopted another decision  aimed at streamlining the water supply system for fish farms in the  Ararat Valley. Currently, 116 fish farms have launched their  activities in the valley. In order to provide them with the necessary  volumes of water, it is planned to use a closed water supply cycle,  which will allow forming a single chain in the production of fish and  fish products. For these purposes, it is planned to set certain  limits for companies engaged in this field. So, when using on average  1 liter of water per second on an annualized basis, the volume of  production of ishkhan trout should not be less than 700 kg, and for  sturgeons - not less than 800 kg. The purpose of innovation is the  active use of circulating volumes of water. To solve this problem,  modern technological equipment has already appeared on the market,  which new water user companies can lease. When carrying out leasing  operations, the state will finance 8% of 12%. Thus, the beneficiaries  of the program will pay only 4% of the amount of leasing.  At the  same time, the maximum leasing amount will be 6 million drams. In  addition, the state budget will finance a prepayment of 20% in the  amount of 10%. Moreover, the innovation will apply exclusively to new  beneficiaries. As for the old ones, they will be able to use the new  program from 2023, when the validity of the permits issued to them  for water use expires. 460 million drams will be allocated from the  state budget to solve the task.