Construction of two water reservoirs to kick off next year
16.12.2016,
15:36
The head of the Armenian State Committee of Water Resources Arsen Harutyunyan said December 15 that the construction of a water reservoir in Vedi in Ararat Valley with the capacity of 29 million cubic meters will kick off next year and take about four years.
YEREVAN, December 16. /ARKA/. The head of the Armenian State Committee of Water Resources Arsen Harutyunyan said December 15 that the construction of a water reservoir in Vedi in Ararat Valley with the capacity of 29 million cubic meters will kick off next year and take about four years.
According to Harutyunyan, the construction of the Kap water reservoir is also scheduled to start next year. He also said that the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system will be introduced in Armenia to allow effective control of water resources in the country.
"With this system, we can monitor the amount of water in the rivers and reservoirs," - he said.
In May an extraordinary session of the Armenian parliament ratified a loan agreement the Armenian government signed with the French Development Agency (AFD) on January 26. The 75 million euro loan will be used to construct the Vedi reservoir in Ararat province. The loan provided with a six-year grace period and 1.29% interest rate is to be repaid within 20 years.
The project when completed will alleviate the problem of water shortage in the Ararat Valley and allow the transition from mechanical to the gravity irrigation system, which, in turn, will result in saving of electricity. The government’s co-financing is 25 million euros.
The water reservoir is to be built on the rivers Vedi and Khosrov on an area of 120 hectares. The dam’s height will be 70 meters, and the capacity 29 million cubic meters.
According to the government, the Vedi reservoir will increase the area of arable land, as well as reduce releases of water for irrigation from Lake Sevan by 20 million cubic meters per year, said Harutyunyan. -0--
According to Harutyunyan, the construction of the Kap water reservoir is also scheduled to start next year. He also said that the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system will be introduced in Armenia to allow effective control of water resources in the country.
"With this system, we can monitor the amount of water in the rivers and reservoirs," - he said.
In May an extraordinary session of the Armenian parliament ratified a loan agreement the Armenian government signed with the French Development Agency (AFD) on January 26. The 75 million euro loan will be used to construct the Vedi reservoir in Ararat province. The loan provided with a six-year grace period and 1.29% interest rate is to be repaid within 20 years.
The project when completed will alleviate the problem of water shortage in the Ararat Valley and allow the transition from mechanical to the gravity irrigation system, which, in turn, will result in saving of electricity. The government’s co-financing is 25 million euros.
The water reservoir is to be built on the rivers Vedi and Khosrov on an area of 120 hectares. The dam’s height will be 70 meters, and the capacity 29 million cubic meters.
According to the government, the Vedi reservoir will increase the area of arable land, as well as reduce releases of water for irrigation from Lake Sevan by 20 million cubic meters per year, said Harutyunyan. -0--
