ArmInfo. Within the framework of the program for the modernization of irrigation systems in Armenia, the works on construction of gravity irrigation systems in Tsitsernakaberd and Artashat have been completed. The press service of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures reported.
According to the source, the project is being implemented with loans from the Eurasian Development Bank. A gravity irrigation system has been built in Tsitsernakaberd, a metal pipeline with a length of 2,330 meters has been laid. As a result of the operation of the facility, 192 hectares of land will be irrigated by gravity, with water supply with a capacity of 126 l / s, about 0.5 million kWh of electricity or about 24 million drams will be saved annually. The volume of investments in this project amounted to 155.9 million drams. The fifth gravity irrigation system from the Artashat canal was also built. A fiberglass pipeline with a length of 3922 meters has been laid, as a result of which 520 hectares of land will be irrigated by gravity, water will be supplied with a capacity of 397l/s, about 1.3 million kWh of electricity will be saved annually, which will save about 59 million drams per year. 287.1 million drams have been invested in this program.
To note, the total volume of investments in 7 components of the program, financed from funds raised from the Eurasian Development Bank with co-financing from the RA government, is $ 50 million. After the completion of the project, 11.8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity will be saved annually in Armenia, operating costs will be reduced by 300 million drams per year, the area of irrigated land will increase by 10.5 thousand hectares. 8 pumping stations will be decommissioned, 64.2 km of canals will be restored, and the number of beneficiaries will exceed 115 thousand.
