ALAVERDI HAS ALL PRECONDITIONS FOR ECOMING TOURISM CENTER

Noyan Tapan
Apr 06 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. 11 mln 175 thousand drams (about 30
thousand USD) was allocated from the 2006 RA state budget for drafting
the master plan of Tashir community (Lori marz), 10 mln 784 thousand
drams for the master plan of Akhtala community (Lori marz) and 15
mln 900 thousand drams – for the master plan of Alaverdi community
of the same marz.

The RA Minister of Urban Development Aram Harutyunian said at the
April 6 discussion that Armproject OJSC has done work on drafting
of Tashir and Akhtala communities’ master plans, while Scientific
Research Institute of Urban Development CJSC has drafted the master
plan of Alaverdi community.

Arsen Arustamian, author of the draft master plan of Alaverdi
community, noted that being located in one of Armenia’s picturesque
places and having a rich historic and cultural legacy, the city of
Alaverdi has all preconditions for becoming a center of tourism. With
this aim, in his words, it is envisaged to implement tree planting
and road construction work, build two funicular ropeways, as well as
to open a tourism center in the city.

In the draft master plans of Tashir and Akhtala communities, priority
is given to engineering, environmental protection measures, as well
as to work on reconstruction of water supply and sewerage systems.