Tweet
NEGOTIATIONS ON CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR NEW RESERVOIRS IN ARMENIA ARE UNDERWAY
10:10, 29 January, 2013
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, ARMENPRESS: Negotiations are being launched with
the international organizations on reconstruction and operation of
Caps ,Vedi, Yeghvard and Mastara reservoirs. "The construction of
selected reservoirs is of priority, though there are plenty of works
pertain to the whole process" the Water Management State Committee
PIU Assistant Director Karen Grigoryan told Armenpress.
Currently negotiations are underway with the German Development Bank
(KfW) refer to Caps unfinished part of the reservoir. The
rehabilitation of reservoir by 6 million cubic meters of the total
volume is considered more appropriate, as besides solving the problems
of irrigation, the danger of a tunnel in an emergency condition will
be eliminated too. Caps reservoir is located in Shirak province, on
river Akhuryan .
For the reconstruction of Yeghvard unfinished reservoir Armenian
Government has turned to Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA), on current moment the process is in negotiated phase .Yeghvard
reservoir is scheduled to have a capacity of 9 million cubic meters,
water supply will be provided at the expense river Hrazdan.
Negotiations on Vedi reservoir construction with French Development
Agency are also underway. The reservoir is set to have 2 million cubic
meters volume. Mastara reservoir will be built on river Mastara with
relevant 10 million cubic meters volume.
10:10, 29 January, 2013
YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, ARMENPRESS: Negotiations are being launched with
the international organizations on reconstruction and operation of
Caps ,Vedi, Yeghvard and Mastara reservoirs. "The construction of
selected reservoirs is of priority, though there are plenty of works
pertain to the whole process" the Water Management State Committee
PIU Assistant Director Karen Grigoryan told Armenpress.
Currently negotiations are underway with the German Development Bank
(KfW) refer to Caps unfinished part of the reservoir. The
rehabilitation of reservoir by 6 million cubic meters of the total
volume is considered more appropriate, as besides solving the problems
of irrigation, the danger of a tunnel in an emergency condition will
be eliminated too. Caps reservoir is located in Shirak province, on
river Akhuryan .
For the reconstruction of Yeghvard unfinished reservoir Armenian
Government has turned to Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA), on current moment the process is in negotiated phase .Yeghvard
reservoir is scheduled to have a capacity of 9 million cubic meters,
water supply will be provided at the expense river Hrazdan.
Negotiations on Vedi reservoir construction with French Development
Agency are also underway. The reservoir is set to have 2 million cubic
meters volume. Mastara reservoir will be built on river Mastara with
relevant 10 million cubic meters volume.