On April 14, 2015, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), VivaCell-MTS, and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) marked the completion of the water supply improvement project in Arazap village, Armavir. USAID Armenia Mission Director Karen Hilliard, General Manager of VivaCell-MTS Ralph Yirikian, FPWC Founder Ruben Khachatryan, Governor of Armavir Ashot Ghahramanyan, ArazapVillage Mayor Manvel Harutyunyan and community members attended the celebration event. Participants then walked through the village to see the newly installed water system and the sanitary protection zone.   

. The project helped improve the efficiency of the water supply systemby reducing water losses and contamination risks,which has led to water, energy and financial savings for Arazap.Village residents will now have access to clean water 24 hours a day instead of the former three.  It is estimated that the community will save about 72,000 cubic meters of water and 30megawatt-hour of electric energy each year. 

USAID, VivaCell-MTS and FPWC partnered in 2014 to implement water supply projects in four villages of Armenia – Arazapand Lukashin in Armavir,and Artsvaberd and Berkaber in Tavush – to help the communities get access to potable water and improvewellbeing. Nearly 7,000 people will benefit from this assistance. VivaCell-MTS and USAID allocated AMD 70 million and AMD 60 million, respectively, for the implementation of the four projects.

 

  -   Press release