Millennium challenge account to provide Armenia with $36 million to
rehabilitate 17 pumping stations

YEREVAN, October 3, /ARKA/. The Millennium Challenge Account – Armenia
(MCA-Armenia) SNCO signed a contract Thursday with a French consortium
– Farmex Technologies, Florian Lopez and Gaxieu Ingenerie ` to
rehabilitate 17 pumping stations as part of the MCA-Armenia’s
Irrigation Infrastructure Project, MCA-Armenia said.

The funds, $36 million, will be released by the government of the
United States. The contract was signed by MCA-Armenia CEO Ara Hovsepyan
and Farmex Chairman Noureddine Smali in the presence of Armenia’s
Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of Territorial Administration, Armen
Gevorgian, and senior officials of the U.S. and Armenian governments.

These works represent the largest single contract under the Irrigation
Infrastructure Project and play a significant role in helping to reduce
rural poverty in Armenia by increasing the economic performance of its
agricultural sector.

Rehabilitation of these 17 pumping stations will provide reliable
irrigation water, increased electricity efficiency and improved
agricultural productivity to over 182,000 beneficiaries in 100
communities throughout Ararat, Armavir, Aragatsotn, Gegarqunik, Tavush
and Syunik marzes. Currently, over 31,000 hectares of arable land
receive water from these pumping stations, which serve as the only
source of irrigation, especially for household plots.

Additional works
under the MCA-Armenia’s Irrigation Infrastructure will
involve the rehabilitation of six main irrigation canals, construction
of four gravity schemes, upgrading of tertiary irrigation systems in
over 70 communities and improvements to the Ararat valley drainage
system. M.M. -0-

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress