PRESS RELEASE
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
Governmental Buiding 3, Yerevan, RA
Contact: Hasmik Grigoryan
Tel: +(3741) 56 01 06 ext. 105
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07 April, 2009
Yerevan, April 3, 2009 – The Hayastan All Armenian Fund has begun
construction of a major water-supply project in Artsakh’s Hadrut Region.
Co-sponsored by the fund’s French affiliate and the government of Nagorno
Karabakh, the initiative will provide potable-water service to three
villages: Metz Taghlar, Azokh, and Drakhtik.
Slated to be completed by the end of 2009, the project includes water-intake
and treatment facilities, which will be built on the shore of the
Ishkhanaget River, as well as a 22-kilometer water pipeline. In addition,
each of the three villages will have a reservoir and an internal
distribution network.
"Providing these villages with drinking water is tantamount to helping
secure their very future," said Ara Vardanyan, the Hayastan All Armenian
Fund’s acting executive director.
"Water has always been scarce in our village," said Vlad Danielyan, the
mayor of Taghlar. "Our fountains, which were built over 300 years ago, don’t
work well. What’s worse, they almost completely dry up during summer."
Metz Taghlar, Azokh, and Drakhtik – which are home to some 2,750 residents –
are located on the highlands of Hadrut, one of Artsakh’s most mountainous
regions. Residents of the three villages agree unanimously that the future
vibrancy of their communities depends on a permanent solution to the water
issue. That solution is now close at hand, thanks to the project launched by
the Hayastan All Armenian Fund.