ArmInfo. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the Republic of Armenia Olivier Decotigny, together with representatives of the French Development Agency, visited the Vedino Reservoir dam and irrigated areas. This is stated in the microblock of a French diplomat published in X.
"3,200 hectares of irrigated area for 5,000 beneficiaries on the most fertile plain of Armenia," the ambassador wrote, adding that the project, which is more than 80% financed by the ADF, will be completed in a few months.
On January 26, 2016, in order to finance the construction of a reservoir in Vedi, the French Development Agency allocated a loan of 75 million euros to the Republic of Armenia (co-financing from the Government of the Republic of Armenia amounted to 15 million euros), within the framework of which it is planned to build a reservoir with a volume of 29.4 cubic meters and a water surface of 120 hectares. The sources of water will be the rivers of the Ararat region - Vedi and Khosrov. Full implementation of the program will make it possible to alleviate the problem of water shortage in the Ararat Valley, as well as move from mechanical irrigation to a gravity supply system, which, in turn, will lead to energy savings. The program was initially planned to be completed within four years, but at the end of May 2022, according to the RA government, the program was 77% implemented. It is now planned that the facility will be put into operation in mid-September.
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