In Armenia, farmers demand to solve problem with water

Residents of a village in the Shirak Region have temporarily blocked the road from Artik to Alagyaz. The protestors demand from the authorities to solve the problem with irrigation water.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on July 15, residents of the villages of Getk and Garibdjanyan of the Shirak Region blocked the road from Gyumri to Armavir with the demand to supply their villages with water for irrigation. According to the protestors, they are losing crops because of the unresolved problem with water supply.

Today, residents of the village of Mantash in the Shirak Region have blocked the road from Artik to Alagyaz. The protestors demand to solve the problem with irrigation water. They have unblocked the road after receiving the promises from the authorities that the problem will be solved, reports Ara Sukiasyan, the secretary for the Artik community administration.

According to Ara Sukiasyan, the villagers face the problem with supply of water for irrigation every year, since the local water reservoir is the only source of both drinking and irrigation water. “Responsible persons are afraid to release large amounts of water, as there is a risk that the reservoir may not have enough drinking water in winter,” the portal “News.am” quoted the secretary for the Artik community administration as saying.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on August 17, 2022 at 01:06 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.