YEREVAN. – Lake Sevan’s current water level is 1,936 centimeters, and Armenia’s Ministry of Nature Protection is planning on raising the water level to 1,939.5 centimeters, the Ministry’s Deputy Chief of Staff Ashot Avalyan said during a press conference on Wednesday.    

In his words, the Lake’s entire shore area is 144,000 hectares, whose approximately 22,000 hectares are swimming areas and 4,300 hectares are allocated for recreation.  

Ashot Avalyan also stressed that, in line with the Government’s 2008 decision, the proprietors of public and private beaches have the right to command eighty percent of their leased area as they deem appropriate.