BORDERLINE VILLAGES CONNECTED BY NEWLY BUILT ROADS
Azg/am
13 Oct 04
The house of Sveta Markosian, dweller of Tavush region’s Voskevan
village, is built on the crossroad of the road connecting Voskevan,
Koti and Barekamavan villages. For many months she has been watching
the reconstruction works of the road stretching 18118 meters. She
said that the dwellers of the village were always glad to invite
the builders to their houses and talk to them, as many workers from
neighboring villages were involved in the reconstruction works.
“You can’t fancy in what state was the road before the reconstruction.
Sometimes we were stuck on the road in winter,” Sveta Markosian says.
On October 9, RA President Robert Kocharian was present at the opening
ceremony of Voskevan-Koti-Barekamavan road. The reconstruction works
cost $986 thousand in total.
“In several weeks you will get accustomed to the road and you will
think of reconstructing the club, the school and the water supply
system of the village,” Robert Kocharian stated in his speech.
In the course of his visit to Tavush region President Kocharian
get familiarized with the reconstruction works of Paravakar-Tovuz
road. 1 billion 360 million AMD were allocated from RA state budget
for reconstructing this part of the road stretching 19,5 km. The
reconstruction works will be completed by late October. 143 million AMD
were saved. This sum will help begin reconstruction works of Aygehovit
village’s road. About 400 people are involved in the reconstruction
works. Artsrun Ghulamian, MP of RA National Assembly, director of
“Ijevantchanshin” organization, said that each worker received $100-120
of salary. Khachik Grigorian is from Tsaghkavan village and he works
at reconstruction of the roads. He hasn’t received any salary yet
and he even doesn’t know how much he will receive money,” Khachik
Grigorian says and adds that it is more important to have a job.
Robert Kocharian is satisfied with the reconstruction works in the
region and assures that in the course of coming two-three years the
road stretching to Berd will be renovated, too.
“Our economy will not develop if we have no good roads. In this
respect, the contiguous villages should have no problems with
communication. Roads, schools, water supply system and communications
are the problems that need urgent solution,” RA President stated.
Cognac factory has opened a branch in Berd and now a stone plant is
being built in the region. On October 9 Robert Kocharian also visited
the newly opened branch of “HayGyughPokhBank”. The leadership of
the bank has already made investment amounting to $800.000 in the
region. It is determined to double this sum in coming years.
By Arevik Badalian
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress