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5 Mar 2018

Author:
EcoLur Network (Armenia)

Armenia: Govt. fines Akhtala ore processing combine for air, water & land pollution

"5 Million AMD Compensation for Recovery of Damage Caused to Environment by "Akhtala OPC" CJSC", 1 March 2018

From 16 January to 4 February Nature Protection and Soil Inspection Body of RA Nature Protection Ministry carried out inspections in "Akhtala OPC", as a result of which they found out that the company has violated: Requirements of Articles 27 and 37 of RA Water Code have been violated...The industrial wastewater having occurred due to the accident in 2017 polluted land areas of 200 m2...[T]he damage [was] caused to the water resources with the pollution of water resources...Excessive dust has been emitted into the atmospheric air, as well as carbon dioxides without permit...