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    DROUGHT EFFECTS ONLY MOUNTAIN AND SUB-MOUNTAIN AREAS

    Armenpress
    Jul 3 2006

    YEREVAN, JULY 3, ARMENPRESS: Officials from the government-affiliated
    water committee and agricultural ministry have downplayed the purported
    aftereffects of a long string of dry days that have affected largely
    mountain and sub-mountain areas, where irrigation is not available.

    Speaking to a round table discussion on the consequences of the drought
    that was interrupted just few days ago, they said the overall volume
    of damages suffered by farmers is being examined now by experts.

    Mamikon Gasparian from the agriculture ministry said the irrigated
    agriculture is immune against drought. The drought has sustained
    damages only to those mountain and sub-mountain areas which have no
    irrigation. Gasparian said farmers in lower areas who have access
    to irrigation have overcome the panic and are now watering their
    lands regularly.

    Adibek Ghazarian from the water committee said lands received 15-20
    percent of extra water. He said water reservoirs have enough water
    for organization of due irrigation and pumping extra water out from
    the lake Sevan was not discussed yet because the available resources
    are enough to meet the demand.
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