ArmInfo. Within the framework of the program "Improving the seismic resistance of schools", an active process of construction of 14 schools is underway in Armenia. The program is implemented by the Territorial Development Fund financed by the Armenian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
As reported by the press service of the Deputy Premier's office, a total of $ 107 million was allocated for the implementation of the program, which will be directed to the construction of 46 schools, of which 14 are in Yerevan, and 32 - in the regions. Within the framework of this program, 7 schools have already been built and commissioned.
"Hundreds of schoolchildren are already getting education in comfortable conditions. The newly built schools are adapted for inclusive education, with an elevator, comfortable classrooms, a gym, an event hall and equipped laboratories. The most important advantage of schools is seismic resistance, which will provide a safe education for 20 thousand schoolchildren, "the source says.
To remind, within the framework of the loan agreement signed between the government of Armenia and the Asian Development Bank, in 2015 the Territorial Development Fund in Armenia launched a program to improve the seismic safety of schools. Out of the total budget of the program, the ADB loan is $ 88.5 million, and the government co-financing is $ 18.5 million.
