WB SOUTH CAUCASIAN REGIONAL DIRECTOR GETS ACQUAINTD WITH THE PROCESS OF PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED ON THE BANK’S MEANS IN THE ARAGATSOTN PROVINCE

ARMENPRESS
JULY 8, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JULY 8, ARMENPRESS: The Director of the World Bank South
Caucasian Region Asad Alam, who pays a working visit to Armenia, and
the head of the WB Armenian Office Aristomene Varoudakis visited today
a number of villages of Aragatsotn province to get acquainted with
the process of projects implemented in the province on the WB funding.

In the Aghdzk village community gasification works are being conducted
within the frameworks of "Rural Enterprise and Small-Scale Commercial
Agriculture Development Project". From the overall 2 million USD
price intended for the project 53 million drams have been allocated
for the gasification of the village of 500 residents. 15% of the
price has been paid by the residents.

The WB representatives got acquainted with the process of works of
construction of the 3.5km length road connecting the Vardenut and
Ara villages. The mentioned sector was previously in an unfavorable
condition and was nearly impassable in winters, as a result of which
the local population had restricted opportunities for transportation.

At the end of the visit Asad Alam also visited the Mulki village where
in virtue of the World Bank’s additional 8 million USD of funding
to the "Social investments foundation" project a drinking water pump
station is being constructed.

A. Alam also got interested in the issues of the residents and their
expectations. During the briefing with journalists he stressed the
importance of the implementation of this project noting that they
will have a notable positive impact in the communities in respect
of the increase of the living conditions, particularly after the
gasification of the Aghdzk village nearly 600 families, the school and
the kinder garden will have heating as a result of which woodcutting
will also decrease.

Referring to the reconstruction of rural roads A. Alam said that
as a result of the project the competitiveness and welfare of these
communities will improve, the village can be more easily connected
with the republican highway and the expenditures for the transportation
of the agricultural food to the market will reduce.

Speaking about the construction of a new water supply net in Mulki
village, A. Alam said that the village did not have a pure drinking
water for a long time. According to A. Alam the representatives of
the communities also have a great participation in these works.