  Drop in Sevan’s water level due to evaporation: Ministry October 23, 2015 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Nature Protection explained the reasons behind the decrease in water level of Lake Sevan. According to the Ministry’s Agency for Water Resources Management, the water level of Sevan stood at 1900.34 m. on September 1. Water abstraction from Lake Sevan for irrigation continued until September 12, when the water level amounted to 1900.3 m. “Decrease in the lake’s water level for another 6 cm is due to evaporation. The water level of Lake Sevan was 1900.24 m on October 21, 2015, up 7 cm from last year’s figure,” the Ministry says. Related links:   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |
