ArmInfo. Irrigation needs government assistance. This was February 5 at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, said Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of the Republic of Armenia Suren Papikyan.
According to the press service of the government of Armenia, the main issue of the meeting, which was attended by the governors of the regions,The leaders of the State Committee for Water Management and the companies - water users, began the preparatory work for the irrigation season.According to Suren Papikyan, large debts were formed in this sphere, of which 80 million drams were repaid in January of this year. However, as the minister noted, these funds are not enough to carry out the preparatory work.The meeting discussed issues related to improving the efficiency of water resources management, accumulated over the years of debt, risk management of illegal use of water from the basins, control over the use of irrigation water.
The Prime Minister stressed the importance of the timely start of the irrigation season and the provision of farms with sufficient amounts of water. He noted that the government will provide the necessary financial assistance for this purpose. At the same time, Nikol Pashinyan instructed the responsible persons to submit proposals on a comprehensive solution of the issue. "We agree as follows: the funds will be allocated from the budget, and the efficiency of their use will be under strict control. First of all, we will keep under strict control the volumes of water in the reservoirs to be confident in managing them.
Credit programs will also be revised in order to determine the areas of redistribution of funds so that resources are used as efficiently as possible. In the field of water management, it is necessary to take the path of reforms and serious personnel changes, "the head of the government said the government. He stressed that in the first decade of March all the Farmer's farms should be provided with the necessary volumes of water. He instructed the. RA Minister of Agriculture Gegam Gevorgyan to provide information on the programs implemented at the preparatory stage, aimed at the successful implementation of spring field work.
