STARTING 2008 GRANT ASSISTANCE TO BE PROVIDED TO WATER USER
UNIONS OF ARMENIA
08-02-2007 18:28:00 | Armenia | Economy
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. According to the RA Law
on 2007 State Budget of the RA, at the February 8 sitting the
Armenian government approved the 2007 program on the state
budget-envisaged maintenance of the state institution
Vorotan-Arpa-Sevan Tunnels Operation Department, and operation,
technical state improvement and repairs of the
Vorotan-Arpa-Sevan water system.
The government also approved the directions of reforms on
state financial assistance to water user unions. The main
purposes of these directions is to strengthen support and
participatory management of water user unions, raise their
efficiency and increase the effectiveness of predictability and
distribution of state expenditures. It was noted that reforms
will allow to shift from the currently used traditional spending
method of state financial assistance to water user unions to
provision of grant assistance in accordance with results.
The assessed quotas of state financial assistance to water
user unions, as well as the maximum levels of water loss for
2007-2011 were also approved.
The decision was made, taking into accout the proposals
submitted by the program of financial and structural reforms of
the RA irrigation system with the Japanese grant for preparation
of the World Bank's Third Credit on Poverty Reduction Support.
Chairman of the State Water Industry Committee of the RA
Ministry of Territorial Governance Andranik Andreasian said
after the siiting that the method of grant assistance allows to
assess results of water user unions' activities, based on which
assistance will be provided. In all llikelihood the new method
will be used from 2008. This year the respective legal documents
related to its use will be prepared.
A. Andreasian said that the technical capacities of 51
water user unions of Armenia enable to ensure sufficient water
supply.