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79% OF YEREVAN'S POPULATION HAS 24-HOUR WATER SUPPLY, DIRECTOR OF YEREVAN WATER COMPANY CLAIMS
Noyan Tapan
Dec 14 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. 79% of Yerevan's population has a
24-hour water supply, even though water losses make 80%. Serge Popoff,
Director General of the company Yerevan Water, stated this during
the December 14 press conference. According to him, in the past six
months enough work has been done to improve the sector. Particularly,
the Kanaker-Zeytun district currently has water supply 9 hours a day
instead of the previous 3 hours, 65 water pressure messuring devives
were installed, 1,376 illegal connections were relealed.
S. Popoff said that in the past 6 months 500 mln drams (about
1.3 mln USD) has been invested in the sector. It is envisaged to
invest 800 mln drams in 2007, which will allow to build new chlorine
stations and to re-equip completely several operating ones. Besides,
a new laboratory to control drinking water quality will be put into
operation soon. Starting February 1, five instead of nine branches
will operate. It was noted that all pumps in the city yards will be
replaced. According to S. Popoff, although the company has benefited
from the dram's appreciation, it cannot reduce the drinking water
tariff, because its change is connected with two other factors -
electricity and inflation.
Noyan Tapan
Dec 14 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. 79% of Yerevan's population has a
24-hour water supply, even though water losses make 80%. Serge Popoff,
Director General of the company Yerevan Water, stated this during
the December 14 press conference. According to him, in the past six
months enough work has been done to improve the sector. Particularly,
the Kanaker-Zeytun district currently has water supply 9 hours a day
instead of the previous 3 hours, 65 water pressure messuring devives
were installed, 1,376 illegal connections were relealed.
S. Popoff said that in the past 6 months 500 mln drams (about
1.3 mln USD) has been invested in the sector. It is envisaged to
invest 800 mln drams in 2007, which will allow to build new chlorine
stations and to re-equip completely several operating ones. Besides,
a new laboratory to control drinking water quality will be put into
operation soon. Starting February 1, five instead of nine branches
will operate. It was noted that all pumps in the city yards will be
replaced. According to S. Popoff, although the company has benefited
from the dram's appreciation, it cannot reduce the drinking water
tariff, because its change is connected with two other factors -
electricity and inflation.