NOR SHAHOUMIAN GOES ON

Azat Artsakh – Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR)
15 Sept 04

The government and philanthropists implement a number of programs
in Nor Shahoumian which is situated at the borderline. Presently
the region has 15 communities of which 2 have been established
recently. One of them Kkerkhapout already has its head of community,
and Knaravan will have one soon after settlement. We talked to the
head of the regional administration Vasil Nalbandian on the process,
problems and programs of settlement of the region. According to him,
the main focus in the region is on settlement. Here, as well as in
other regions, the new settlers are granted privileges, provided
with houses, land, pastures. They are exempt of tax on land and
water. The head of administration mentioned that last year the number
of new settlers increased by 350. This year about 12 families moved
to the community of Nor Manashid from the town Aparan, Republic of
Armenia. â^À^ÜOur aim is to increase the number of families in the
community and not the number of communities, thereby creating and
developing Nor Shahoumian,â^À^Ý stated V. Nalbandian. According
to him, it is desirable to admit growing families. Nor Shahoumian
faces the problem of communication. The communities of the region are
linked by cars mainly. There is no telephone but soon, according to
V. Nalbandian, there will be cellular telephone communication. Vasil
Nalbandian mentioned the urgency of solution of the problems of
drinking water, repair of roads, supply of electricity. At the same
time he mentioned that the electricity supply system is almost
completed. Presently only the village Tsar is not supplied with
electric power. For the solution of the latter problem a small
hydroelectric power station is being built in the village. This
year in Karvachar it is planned to finish the construction of the
palace of culture and sport, installation of the telephone station
and electric power supply system, as well as the construction of the
football stadium. Among the future plans is opening the branch of
â^À^ÜArtsakhbankâ^À^Ý and the local population will not have to go to
Stepanakert. V. Nalbandian also presented a number of agricultural
programs. He particularly mentioned that with the assistance of
the Ministry of Agriculture they plan to cultivate potatoes on 300
hectares of irrigated land, which will produce a large income. The
other unsolved problem is that of village roads. They can carry out
only minor repairs on the means that the government provides.

ANAHIT DANIELIAN.
15-09-2004

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress