Government plans to invest $200 million in drinking water sector in five years
In the next five years the Armenian government plans to invest up to $200 million in the improvement of drinking water sector, Arsen Harutyunyan, the head of the State Water Committee, said to journalists on Thursday.
He said Veolia Jur water distribution company, with which the government signed an agreement at the end of 2016, will pay 89.75 billion drams to the state for a 15-year concession - about 6 billion drams for each year. Besides, according to the agreement, the operator must perform 37.5 billion drams worth compulsory work.
Since January 1, 2017, Veolia Jur has been operating five water distribution companies across the country- Yerevan Jur, Armvodokanal, Shirak Vodokanal, Lori Vodokanal and Nor Akunk.
Harutyunyan also said that in 2017 the area of irrigated land is expected to be expanded to 100,000 hectares. -0-