Large-scale river cleaning carried out in Lori following the flood in  May 2024

ArmInfo. Following the flood in May last year, extensive river cleaning operations were carried out in Lori. The flood had impacted not only populated areas, but also  infrastructure, water systems and rivers. This was reported by Sasun  Miroyan, Director of Melioration CJSC at the Ministry of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia.

A total of 13 sections of 5 rivers, Debed, Pambak, Dzoraget, Tashir  and Shnogh, underwent cleaning works, with the Debed River requiring  the most extensive clean-up across 8 sections. All these processes  were carried out by Melioration CJSC based on the assignment from the  Technical Commission for the Use and Protection of Water Systems of  the Water Committee of Armenia. In total, the works covered a volume  of 185 thousand cubic meters.

Miroyan noted that the last time river cleaning work was carried out  was several decades ago. In this regard, he emphasized the need to  change citizens' attitude towards managing and protecting water  resources and systems in Armenia. The head of Melioration CJSC also  mentioned upcoming plans for cleaning collector and drainage networks  (CDN). This year, it is planned to clean 175.5 km of networks in the  Ararat, Armavir, Kotayk, and Lori regions. Last year, cleaning work  covered 221 km of CDN.