ARMENIA’S VICE-PREMIER VISITS KOTAYK REGION

Aysor
March 19 2010
Armenia

Armenia’s Vice-Premier, Minister of Territorial Administration of
Armenia Armen Gevorkian, has paid a visit to Kotayk Region, accompanied
by region’s governor Kovalenko Shakhgaldian, a spokesperson for
Ministry of Territorial Administration said.

Visit’s key objective was to learn construction works of the Marmarika
Reservoir, carried in the framework of the World Bank hydro project.

The construction works of Marmarika Reservoir of Kotayk Region have
been starting in 2006, and are scheduled to be finished by this
year’s October. According to review reports, nearly 80% of project
works are implemented.

The Marmarika Reservoir is expected will provide 24 million cubic
meters of water supply to the Kotayk Region and Ararat Valley across
1200 hectares, at the same time helping to reduce water expending
from Sevan Lake.