Water resource consolidation and management will be Armenia's priority in next 5 years – Pashinyan
04.03.2026,
19:29
Water resource consolidation and management will be Armenia's top priority in the next five years. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this when answering a question about why approximately half of the 444,000 hectares of arable land remains uncultivated.
YEREVAN, March 4. /ARKA/. Water resource consolidation and management will be Armenia's top priority in the next five years. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this when answering a question about why approximately half of the 444,000 hectares of arable land remains uncultivated.
"There are problems with irrigation. Until these 220,000 hectares of land are irrigated and we transition to a new culture of water management, this is unrealistic," Pashinyan said during government hour in parliament.
He also added that intensive orchards could be established on sunny mountain slopes, generating millions in profits. But this requires proper water management.
"To turn the page on poverty in Armenia, we must properly manage water resources. Water resources are abundant in our mountains. They must be effectively accumulated and used," Pashinyan said.
Earlier, Pashinyan proposed abandoning water releases from Lake Sevan and called Armenia's water resource management ineffective.
Aramazd Ghalamkaryan, Chairman of the RA Water Committee, stated that the shortage of reservoirs is leading to excessive pressure on Lake Sevan.
In October 2025, projects for the construction of five new reservoirs in Armenia, with a total cost of approximately 40 billion drams, were discussed at the 7th meeting of the Public Investment Committee.
"There are problems with irrigation. Until these 220,000 hectares of land are irrigated and we transition to a new culture of water management, this is unrealistic," Pashinyan said during government hour in parliament.
He also added that intensive orchards could be established on sunny mountain slopes, generating millions in profits. But this requires proper water management.
"To turn the page on poverty in Armenia, we must properly manage water resources. Water resources are abundant in our mountains. They must be effectively accumulated and used," Pashinyan said.
Earlier, Pashinyan proposed abandoning water releases from Lake Sevan and called Armenia's water resource management ineffective.
Aramazd Ghalamkaryan, Chairman of the RA Water Committee, stated that the shortage of reservoirs is leading to excessive pressure on Lake Sevan.
In October 2025, projects for the construction of five new reservoirs in Armenia, with a total cost of approximately 40 billion drams, were discussed at the 7th meeting of the Public Investment Committee.
