More celebrations
of the Independence Day of the first Republic of Armenia
in Victory Park, on May 28th, from seven to nine PM
Organized by ARF
It was another interesting day.
Went to Ararat valley to a village named Sis close to the town Masis. Used to be an Azeri village.
On the way to the village we saw many fields or should I say wasteland? Past Spring Hraztan river flooded and covered the fields, taking away wheat seeds, covered and ruined the asphalted road and God knows what it did to the flooded houses. The fields have turned into swamps and are full of useless cane.
Sis village has 1200 inhabitants, most are refugees from Baku, Sumgait and Girovabad.
Lands suffer from a condition common to low lands. Mainly, having excess non-soluble sodium salts. ATG with a local NGO called SIS is trying to overcome these problems. In a pilot program new methods are being experimented: as in digging ditches and installing pipes; building artificial land slopes for removing surface water; Plowing the clayish land, treating it with gypsum to turn insoluble salts into soluble, a slow but hopefully effective process.
If this pilot project is effective Armenians will be able to reclaim more salty lands and put them for good agricultural use.
of the Independence Day of the first Republic of Armenia
in Victory Park, on May 28th, from seven to nine PM
Organized by ARF
It was another interesting day.
Went to Ararat valley to a village named Sis close to the town Masis. Used to be an Azeri village.
On the way to the village we saw many fields or should I say wasteland? Past Spring Hraztan river flooded and covered the fields, taking away wheat seeds, covered and ruined the asphalted road and God knows what it did to the flooded houses. The fields have turned into swamps and are full of useless cane.
Sis village has 1200 inhabitants, most are refugees from Baku, Sumgait and Girovabad.
Lands suffer from a condition common to low lands. Mainly, having excess non-soluble sodium salts. ATG with a local NGO called SIS is trying to overcome these problems. In a pilot program new methods are being experimented: as in digging ditches and installing pipes; building artificial land slopes for removing surface water; Plowing the clayish land, treating it with gypsum to turn insoluble salts into soluble, a slow but hopefully effective process.
If this pilot project is effective Armenians will be able to reclaim more salty lands and put them for good agricultural use.
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