NO CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM IN EARTHQUAKE ZONE CURTAILED

Noyan Tapan
Aug 10, 2009
Yerevan

Although construction volumes in Armenia have declined due to the
global financial and economic crisis, no program has been curtailed in
the earthquake zone, and by 2013 the housing conditions of all 7,000
homeless families will be improved, RA Minister of Urban Development
Vardan Vardanian declared at an event held on the occasion of Day
of Builder on August 7. According to him, more than 3,000 apartments
will be built in Gyumri alone. 1,320 families will receive apartments
in Mush-2 District in the autumn of 2009.

Urban development process is underway in Ani District where 254
apartments will be delivered for use in 2010. The remaining work will
be completed by 2011.

The minister said that all those schools which are being repaired
by request of the Ministry of Urban Development will be completely
ready for the start of the new school year on September 1.