The RA Minister of Nature Protection has undertaken liquidation works of the most substantial underground self-streaming illegal deep wells in Ararat valley.

Working groups set up in accordance with the order of the RA Minister of Nature Protection continues liquidation, conservation and regulation works of underground self-streaming illegal deep wells in the RA Ararat and Armavir Regions.

On November 21, the working group has started the second liquidation phase of underground self-streaming emergency deep wells in unprecedented amount of 380l/s water capacity on balance of “Hayjrmughkoyughi” CJSC in the territories adjacent to Sayat-Nova community, the RA Ararat Region. Water capacity of underground deep wells is 12millon m³. RA Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Khachik Hakobyan stated that to start the third main phase of liquidation of underground self-streaming emergency deep wells having 100m depth, water removing in a hole turned into a lake is done with the help of several pumps. It will enable to detect the main hole which as a result of crashes in the course of decades it has moved by several meters. The third phase of the liquidation works envisages filling with road-metals and clay.