Armenia’s environmental inspectorate has referred a case to the Prosecutor’s Office regarding the pollution of Lake Sevan and damage amounting to nearly 1 million drams
19.10.2026,
16:58
Armenia’s Nature Protection and Subsoil Inspection Body has uncovered the pollution of a portion of Lake Sevan’s waters and land degradation within the Sevan National Park, the agency’s press service reports.
YEREVAN, October 19. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Nature Protection and Subsoil Inspection Body has uncovered the pollution of a portion of Lake Sevan’s waters and land degradation within the Sevan National Park, the agency’s press service reports.
The inspection was launched following a report that construction waste was being dumped into Lake Sevan using heavy machinery.
According to the Inspection Body, an assessment of the Sevan National Park area revealed that structures had been dismantled and the site leveled. As a result of these activities:
- 580 square meters of a specially protected area have undergone degradation;
- 33 square meters of the lake’s water area have been polluted.
Based on calculations of the impact of these economic activities on land resources, the damage caused totals 946,404 drams (approximately $2,600).
Given these findings and the presence of potential evidence of a criminal offense, the Nature Protection and Subsoil Inspection Body has submitted a report to the Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia.
The inspection was launched following a report that construction waste was being dumped into Lake Sevan using heavy machinery.
According to the Inspection Body, an assessment of the Sevan National Park area revealed that structures had been dismantled and the site leveled. As a result of these activities:
- 580 square meters of a specially protected area have undergone degradation;
- 33 square meters of the lake’s water area have been polluted.
Based on calculations of the impact of these economic activities on land resources, the damage caused totals 946,404 drams (approximately $2,600).
Given these findings and the presence of potential evidence of a criminal offense, the Nature Protection and Subsoil Inspection Body has submitted a report to the Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia.
