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Two new water-drain racks installed in underground crossing in Yerevan

31.08.2011, 16:47
Two new water-drain racks are installed in the underground crossing between Myasnikyan and Heratsi streets in Yerevan, the press office of the Yerevan-Jur, the company which supplies water in Armenia’s capital, reported on Tuesday.
YEREVAN, August 30. /ARKA/. Two new water-drain racks are installed in the underground crossing between Myasnikyan and Heratsi streets in Yerevan, the press office of the Yerevan-Jur, the company which supplies water in Armenia’s capital, reported on Tuesday.

This job has been done by the Yerevan-Jur’s Arevelk CJSC.

According to the press release, the reconstruction was launched Saturday morning and completed in one day.

The traffic police temporarily blocked this underground passage, and now the passage is open.

These racks are connected with Getar River by pipes.

The Yerevan-Jur company says that this job has been done to lessen risks of flood in the city.

“It is known that water accumulated during rainfalls because of improper drainage hampers traffic in the capital,” the press release says. “Therefore, it was decided to take out this rain water to Getar River’s channel.”

Yerevan-Jur runs water system of Yerevan. The company supplies drinking water to residents of Yerevan as well as Ararat, Aragatsotn and Kotayk provinces. It is also in charge of sewerage and drainage systems.

The Yerevan-Jur serves about 1 million customers. -0-