  Weather conditions hamper rehabilitation of Marmarik water storage basin November 5, 2010 - 17:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan visited Kotayk region of Armenia to observe the rehabilitation works of Marmarik water storage basin. The works have been launched since 2006 as part of the WB program on water storage basins’ safety, the press service of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration reported. After the reconstruction, the reservoir will be capable to store 24mln cubic meters of water, what will allow irrigating 1,200ha of lands in Kotayk and Ararat regions of Armenia. The Deputy Prime Minister was told that the rehabilitation of Marmarik water storage basin has been delayed as a result of weather conditions.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
