YEREVAN, JULY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 2, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian visited Marmarik reservoir in the RA Kotayk region, which has not been used from the moment of its construction, after 1974, as its stronghold slided down a few days before filling the water into the reservoir. The stronghold top that had 350 meters length slided down to 13.5 meters. And approximately 500 thousand cubic meters earth mass moved. Stronghold repairs started from 2006. Andranik Andreasian, the Chairman of the Water Economy State Committee of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration, told the Prime Miniser that at present Marmarik reservoir poses certain danger for people living below it. According to A. Andreasian, it was one of the main reasons, the reservoir restoration was involved in the World Bank (WB) Stronghold Security Program, within the framework of which reservoir's stronghold was to be restored. The projecting finished in 2005. The construction contract was signed on August 31, 2006 and according to the program, the construction is envisaged to be finished within 24 months, in 2008, but it has been left incomplete due to the lack of funds as a result of dollar depreciation. According to Andreasian, at that time the construction contract cost was 4bn 568m 779 thousand drams, that is, 11.521.609 dollars. The allocated funds have been spent, but a new calculation is needed to finish the rest work.

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