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Nagorno-Karabakh Will Continue Improving Water Infrastructure

CA, LOS ANGELES (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — The contested Nagorno-Karabakh region will keep making improvements to its water supply infrastructure, according to Karabakhi leader Bako Sahakyan.

Yerevan Jur Starts 12-Hour Daytime Supply

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — Water provider Yerevan Jur earlier this month started providing Yerevan residents with 12-hour water supply in the daytime, according to Gagik Margaryan, the company’s director for communications

World Bank Could Provide $22 Million USD for Irrigation System Rehabilitation

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — The World Bank may provide a $22 million USD loan to Armenia in 2012 to rehabilitate the country’s irrigation system, according to Jean-Michel Happi, the head of the World Bank’s Yerevan office.

No Rise in Fish Prices Due to Meters at Fish Farms

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — Installing water meters at fish farms in Armenia will not raise the prices of fish products, unless the price of water is also raised, according to Arthur Atoyan, executive director of the Associ

MCC Financed 17 Pumping Stations in Five Provinces

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — The U.S.

Armenia Expects to Receive Final $16.7 Million USD Grant From MCA

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — Armenia expects to receive its final grant of some $16.7 million USD from Millennium Challenge-Armenia.  The application for this grant was approved during a meeting of the board of the Mill

Irrigation System Launched in Tavush Province

TAVUSH PROVINCE (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — An irrigation system serving Voskevan, Voskepar, Paganis and Kochi rural communities was launched earlier this month in the presence of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

Sargsyan Holds Discussions on Sevan Ecology

SEVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held discussions with organizations responsible for ecology of Lake Sevan during a trip to the region in late June.

MCC Provided $51 Million USD for Irrigation Rehabilitation in 2010

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — The U.S.

New Program Indicators on Water Supply in Yerevan

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — The Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) has approved new program indicators on water supply in Yerevan and other regions of the country.

Irrigation System Rehabilitation Will Cost $1.5 Billion USD

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — Complete rehabilitation of Armenia’s irrigation system will cost $1.5 billion USD, according to Adibek Ghazarian, head of project implementation at the office of the State Water Committee in the

Armenia Requires $1.7 Billion USD for Water, Sewage Systems

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — Resolving problems with Armenia’s water supply and sewage systems will cost some $1.7 billion USD, according to Garik Khachatrian, deputy chairman of the State Committee for Water Management of t

Millennium Challenge Armenia to Get $19.9 Million USD in Second Half of 2011

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — The Millennium Challenge Armenia Fund is expecting to get $19.9 million USD from the U.S.

No Water Tariff Revisions in 2011

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — No revision of water tariffs is planned for 2011, according to Andranik Andreasian, head of the Armenian government-affiliated Water Committee.

Water Company Urged to Improve Supply in Yerevan

YEREVAN, Armenia (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — YEREVAN | Source: ARKA News Agency (Armenia)

Hydropower Plants, Irrigation System Built in Gokht

YEREVAN, Armenia (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — Armenia's Jaghaci Dzor CJSC, in cooperation with Green Land Investment, is carrying out a multi-component program in Gokht village in Kotaykprovince. Some $4 million USD has

Armenia Asks World Bank for Loan for Supply Project

YEREVAN (ARKA News Agency (Armenia)) — The Armenian government asked the World Bank for a $50-$70 million USD loan for a new water supply project, World Bank regional infrastructure projects coordinator Ahmed Eiweida said.