VivaCell-MTS, USAID, FPWC team up to improve water supply in villagesDecember 28, 2015 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 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. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |