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    Emil Lazarian
  • 4 years ago
    • Categories: 2022

Armenian government plans to restore former course of Araks River

ARMINFO
Armenia –
Naira Badalian

ArmInfo.The Armenian government plans to restore the former course of the Araks River in order to avoid further collapses. The corresponding decision was made at a  Cabinet meeting on June 30.

According to the explanation to the document, it is necessary to  restore the former course of the Araks River in the corresponding  section of the border with Turkey, approximately 6.5 km long, and  eliminate one of the tributaries.

It is also proposed to build a dam at the corresponding boundary  marker on the current channel of the Araks, in order to direct the  waters to the former channel and restore the earthen embankment 130 m  long and 8 m deep.

22.38 million drams will be allocated for this as part of the  redistribution of the saved funds of the state budget for the measure  “Works to strengthen and clean sections of rivers and storm drains”  of the “Irrigation system improvement” program. 

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS