VILLAGERS ARE AMAZED

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12:46 pm | March 19, 2009

Regions

There are nearly 220 people living in the Pokrashen district of the
Akhuryan region mainly busy with cattle-breeding.

What amazes residents of Pokrashen is what made their ancestors
settle in Pokrashen. Villagers don’t benefit from a land that has
no irrigation because the ends don’t justify the means and it is a
waste of time.

There was no water going around the village even in Soviet times and
villagers simply hope for the rain to come. A water-supply program
is underway and implementation will start during the spring. But the
issue of irrigation is a rather difficult issue in the higher areas.

The district suffers losses due to lack of technical equipment as
well. The equipment is brought from the neighboring villages, but
many villagers can’t afford to pay the required amount. Residents of
Pokrashen say that heating is as important as water-supply. They heat
their homes with energy, which is rather expensive.

The gas-supply issue will be solved when gas enters Mets Keti. In that
case, three kilometers of tubes will be needed to connect Pokrashen
to the main gas pipeline.