ArmInfo. In Armenia, there is a positive trend in the country's water management. The Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of the Republic of Armenia Suren Papikyan stated this at a meeting with heads of water user companies.
According to him, as the press service of the department informs, as of December 11, 2019, 549.4 million cubic meters of water were delivered to water users, and the level of collection increased by 796 million drams compared to the same period last year. Pointing to the positive trend in improving the efficiency of water resources management, the Minister emphasized that the biggest achievement this year is associated with smaller water withdrawals from Lake Sevan, as a result 53 million cubic meters less water was taken compared to 2018. At the same time, Suren Papikyan emphasized that the program indicators that were agreed at the beginning of the year with the Committee on Water Resources were insufficient, and instructed the heads of water user companies to increase fees by the end of the year. "The director of each company will be responsible for the effectiveness of the system they manage," the minister warned. He also called on field managers to take steps to properly plan work and administer next year so that avoid accumulating new debts.