As we know, on July 6 the National Assembly passed a bill, according to which, 270 million cubic meters of water is to be released from Lake Sevan, which is more than the index of 2016 for about 100 million. The volume of water released for irrigation from Lake Sevan in 2016 amounted to 167.135 million cubic meters, which is less than the water released in 2015 for 0.608 million cubic meters. In 2015, the amount of water released from Lake Sevan for irrigation amounted to 167.743 million cubic meters, which is less than the amount of 2014 for 101.89 million cubic meters.
Ami CHICHAKYAN
