“VOROTAN” CJSC THREATENING TO DESTROY FISH IN VOROTAN
14:42 December 09, 2014
EcoLur
On December 16, 2014 at 12 o’clock public discussions will take place
on the working project of “Vorotan” SHPP construction in Yeghegnadzor
Municipality in Ararat region.
“Vorotan” SHPP will be constructed in Syunik region on the River
Vorotan, a part of the drainage basin of Lake Sevan.
The derivation length will be 5210 m, the derivation diameter will
be 1.40 m. As a result of the SHPP construction 16 km of the river
area will be included in the pipe.
It’s not mentioned in the project what fish species live in the
River Vorotan and whether there are red-listed species in it. It’s
only mentioned that in order to decrease the influence on fish it’s
planned to build a fish way the environmental flow of which will
constitute 0.65m3/s to provide its function. At the same time the
project presents the risks for fish, “…The HPP construction will
have a direct influence on the fauna of the river, particularly on
fish first of all because of dividing the river with a dam and closing
the fish moving way towards upper currents.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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