GOVERNMENT FOCUSES ON WATER SUPPLY PROBLEM
Laura Grigorian
Azat Artsakh Daily, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh [NKR]
20 March 07
The first stage of the water supply program of Stepanakert will have
been finished by April 15, stated Prime Minister Anushavan Danielian
in the recent meeting of the NKR president at Artsakh State University
answering the question of one of the professors. According to the
prime minister, no drinking water program has been carried out,
even worked out in Karabakh for decades now.
In 2001, as in 2006, the population of the capital was facing a
major water problem due to the drought. The government invited
specialists of Armwaterproject Institute who have been working in
Artsakh for two years. They study the area and the sources around
the capital. The program will allow pumping 15 thousand cu m water to
the capital to supply 24-hour running water. The program costs 8-10
million US dollars. According to the prime minister, it is not a big
sum for such a major program. "However, it does not mean that we do
not stir a finger. We use every possibility to improve water supply
somehow. We have provided 25 million drams to the City Hall for a new
pumping station and reservoirs. This year 200 million drams will be
allocated for the same purpose.
>From next year serous steps will be taken for a fundamental solution
of the problem of water supply," Anushavan Danielian said. Since
water is also an issue of strategic importance, it is in the focus
of attention of the NKR government, the prime minister says.
