Reports on Environment and Urban Development for Alaverdy

GEO ALAVERDI: ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Though the diagram proves that Alaverdi is completely within the zone of pollution by the ACP factory, most of the pollution load falls on the territories of communities Evoyan, Engels, Katsotsq and Sarahart. The exceedances of the maximum allowable concentrations in these districts are as follows: in Evoyan and Engels communities (on the right bank of Debed River), and in case of western winds – 4,44 times, in Katsotsq community (on the left bank of Debed River) – 1,35 times, in the North-West of Sarahart community, in case of eastern winds - 1.1 times. 2. Characteristics of the water resources of Alaverdi The main water resource of the city is the Debed River. It heads from an altitude of 870m, from the point of cross-section of rivers Pambak and Dzoraget, it then fl ows into Khrami River, in the territory of Georgia. River Debed separates the mountain ridges of Somkheti and Gugarats. Until the point of Ayrum, the river fl ows through a deep gorge (300-500m), then passes by a lowlands. The remaining, more low water rivers of the area are mainly the tributaries to Debed, and area characterized by high speed fl ows and abrupt deviations of the river bed. The Valley of Debed River has a form of a narrow and deep valley, which relatively expands in the area of Alaverdi. Tributary Lalvar passes through Alaverdi.

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CHAPTER 3: STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Knowledge for Change