CONSTRUCTION OF WEIRS IN SOME SETTLEMENTS AFFLICTED BY SRING FLOODS
FINISHES

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. Spring floods of 2007 have caused a
serious damage to the Armenian agriculture. The RA minister of
agriculture Davit Lokian stated at the December 28 press conference
that the construction of weirs on the Arax River, in some settlements
of Gegharkunik marz and Martuni region and in the villages of Azat and
Vedi under the program on creation of weirs for prevention of flooding
of rivers has been almost completed. According to him, 2 bilion drams
(about 6.6 million USD) has been allocated from the state budget for
this purpose.

D. Lokian said that this work will continue in 2008 and finish in 2011.