YEREVAN. – The Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia will apply to Police, and with respect to the dead fish that were found in Shahvard River.  

The Ministry of Emergency Situation (MES) on Friday received a call that dead fish were found in the river.

It was found out that a great number of fish (about 20 kilograms) had died in about a 100-meter area, the MES pres service informed. 

Workers from the Aragatsotn Regional Hall and the epidemiological inspectorate had arrived at the scene and taken laboratory samples from the river.  

Nature Protection Ministry Information and Public Relations Department Head Armen Vardanyan noted that the ministry is preparing the necessary paperwork to apply to the Police on this matter.