PRESS RELEASE
United Nations Development Programme Armenia
Community Development Project
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Contact: Zara Amatuni
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September 26, 2007
*Gas Network Construction Project Completed in Rural Community of
**Kornidzor, **Syunik marz*
*Yerevan**. Armenia. *On September 22, 2007, the United Nations
Development Programme Armenia (UNDP) jointly with the International Fund
of Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Kornidzor community of Syunik
marz officially marked the completion of the project on construction of
a gas main and an intra-community gas network. Owing to the project the
population of Kornidzor which makes over 200 households has been
provided with the natural gas. The ceremony was attended by RA Prime
Minister Serzh Sargsyan, RA Minister of Agriculture Davit Lokyan, UNDP
Deputy Resident Representative Alexander Avanessov, IFAD Armenia Project
Director Gagik Matevosyan, Syunik marz Governor Suren Khachatryan,
Kornidzor Mayor Suren Simonyan as well as representatives of IFAD, UNDP
and the community.
The newly built low-pressure gas network is 8.3 kilometers long and
covers the entire territory of the community which never had gas before.
IFAD has carried out laying of a 4-kilometer gas main from neighboring
Tegh village to Kornidzor.
This economic infrastructure rehabilitation project has been identified
as a priority in the 2006-2008 integrated development plan elaborated
and approved by the Kornidzor community with overall guidance and
assistance from UNDP Armenia. The intra-community gas network
construction has been co-sponsored by UNDP and the Municipality of
Kornidzor having made 90% and 10% of the total project cost accordingly.
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UNDP and our wide range of partners.///