Owing to cooperation between VivaCell-MTS, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC), water supply has been improved in the border village of Berkaber in Armenia’s Tavush province.

The absence of potable water supply has always been one of the most serious issues for the village, situated at just 500 meters from the border. Having been installed during the Soviet era, the water supply system was useless due to leakages and the garbage getting into the eroded pipes. The situation got worse, especially during the winter season.

In 2015, the village’s potable water supply issue has been solved. In the framework of the three-partite agreement, a river water intake system has been modernized and fenced, with new water pressure control valves installed. A 6550-meter-long water pipeline has been constructed to connect the water intake system with the daily regulatory reservoir.

USAID, VivaCell-MTS and FPWC teamed up throughout 2014-2015 to implement water supply projects in four villages in Armenia – Arazap and Lukashin in Armavir, we well as Artsvaberd and Berkaber in Tavush – to give communities access to potable water and improve their quality of life. Around 7,000 people have benefited from the initiative.