Seismic device to be re-launched in Armenia after 20 years of standstillFebruary 16, 2012 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia is going to re-operate a seismic activity detecting device in Garni observatory, which has been out of use for over 20 years to register shifts of the earth crust, Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan said. The device has been out of use for over 20 years, and the recent earthquakes in the republic’s territory makes its launch necessary now, Yeritsyan said in the press center of the Armenian government on February 16. “During Spitak earthquake in 1988 the device registered the change of the earth crust but specialists thought it was out of order because it was little used at the time,” the Minister said. Garni observatory is located at a depth of 60 meters, and the device is put at a depth of 360 meters underground, Armen Yeritsyan said. Speaking at the government session, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan gave instructions on establishing a working group with involvement of experts from the National Academy of Sciences to implement the launch. 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 | 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. |