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Kristine Aghalaryan

12 Aragatzotn Villages Protest Water Shortage: What General Owns the Mini Hydro-Plant Causing the Problem?

For the past two months villagers in twelve rural communities in the Aragatzotn Province have complained that they are going without water.

Two mini hydro-electric plants are the culprits. And now, there are plans to build a third.

Villagers say that plant operators are diverting the water of the Amberd River to turn the turbines of the two plants.

On April 30, the villagers closed the Yerevan-Gyumri road in protest.

Residents of the twelve affected communities say there is not enough water left for irrigation purposes.

On the day of the protest, the Aragatzotn Provincial Governor interceded and promised to look into the matter. But with summer soon approaching, water for irrigation will remain a top priority issue.

Orkovi village Mayor Arayik Manoukyan, where the two operating plants are located, says that a work permit for a third plant has been granted but that an operating license hasn’t.

The “Environmental Impact Assessment” SNCO told Hetq that the third plant had passed inspection.

However, when we asked to see the inspection results we were told to put the request in writing since it was a day before a holiday and that everyone in the office had gone home for the day. (It was only two in the afternoon –KA)

The company owning the plants is an outfit called Amberd Hek Ltd.

According to State Registry at the Ministry of Justice, Iranian citizen Pavriz Nosrat Alamdar owns 49% of the company’s shares.

Another 16% is owned by Robert Okhanyan. He operates two other Mini plants in the Haghpat village in Lori Province. His name cropped up in connection with plans to build a plant at the Trchkan Waterfall.

The remaining 30% is owned by Major-General Melsik Chilingaryan, Chief of the Department of Arms Control of the Armenian Armed Forces 

 

 

Comments (3)

hayrenik
everything is done to sell water to the villagers in highest price.. village Mayor is part of the problem !
Armen_yan
So, army general has a foreign partner, Pavriz Nosrat Alamdar? Isn't it concern for national security?
Վարազ Սյունի (Ամստերդամ)
Armen_yan(2) - I totally agree. Եթե ՀՀ զինված ուժերի սպառազինության վարչության պետ գեներալ-մայոր Մելսիկ Չիլինգարյանը բիզնեսային համասեփականատեր է օտարազգի/օտար պետության քաղաքացու հետ,ապա ԱՆՄԻՋԱՊԵՍ 2 պիտի բան արվի` ա) կամ պիտի անմիջապես գեներալ-մայորին ազատել պաշտոնից,բ) կամ գեներալը պիտի անմիջապես իր բիզնեսային մասից ազատվի: Սրանով պիտի անպայման ՀՀ ԱԱԾ-ն զբաղվի: Առավել ևս որ այդ օտար սեփականատերը Հայաստանի հետ սահման ունեցող երկրի քաղաքացի է:

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