ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT ALLOCATES 598 MLN DRAMS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VOSKEPAR-BAGHANIS ROAD SECTION
Noyan Tapan
May 18 2006
YEREVAN, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. At the May 18 sitting, the Armenian
government made a decision to allocate 598 mln drams (about 1.3
mln USD) from the 2006 RA state budget-envisaged governmental
reserve fund to the RA Ministry of Transport and Communication for
construction of Voskepar-Baghanis section of Voskepar-Noyemberian
motorway of interstate significance. According to the RA Government
Information and PR Department, the Ministry of Transport and
Communication was allowed to choose a contractor organization by
means of tender negotiations. According to another decision, 110
mln drams was allocated to the State Water Industry Committee of
the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration to implement measures
on protection of the Arax River banks from spring floods in Janfida
and Ervandashat communities of Armavir marz, up to 68 mln drams was
allocated to the Ararat regional administration for repairs of the 1.2
km Dimitrov-Araxavan road section of Araxavan community, and 12 mln
drams – for providing a subsidy to Ayntap community of Ararat marz
in order to pay the community electricity debt for pumping ground
waters from two deep wells.