Armenia: Small hydropower plant on Argitchi river a source of stress for residents and environment
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 4 Oct 2021
Ubicación: Armenia
Empresas
Hydrocorporation CJSC - UnknownProyectos
Argitchi SHPP - UnknownAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Comunidad: ( Número desconocido - Ubicación desconocida - Sector desconocido , Gender not reported )Temas
Geological stability , Derecho a la tierra/territorio , Acceso al agua , Impacts on Livelihoods , Personal HealthRespuesta
Response sought: No
Tipo de fuente: NGO
Resident: "Argitchi" SHPP Is "Bomb" for Adjacent Communities, 04 October 2021
Recently, the pipe of Argichi SHPP, built on the Argitchi River in Gegharkunik Region, exploded once again, creating a hole 3 meters deep. Each time such accidents cause great damage to the locals and their land areas the SHPP pipeline passes through...
Argitchi SHPP creates a problem of water scarcity in the communities, working during the irrigation season. For years, community residents have received access to irrigation water as a result of protests and road closures...
Another member of SOS Argitchi initiative, Paytsar Aghababyan, a resident of Verin Getashen Community, said that areas of the village were destroyed due to the SHPP activities, people did not receive compensation or if they did, it was a negligible amount...
Due to the noise of the station's aggregators, the recreation areas were reduced...