YEREVAN, AUGUST 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Although construction volumes in Armenia have declined due to the global financial and economic crisis, no program has been curtailed in the earthquake zone, and by 2013 the housing conditions of all 7,000 homeless families will be improved, RA Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanian declared at an event held on the occasion of Day of Builder on August 7. According to him, more than 3,000 apartments will be built in Gyumri alone. 1,320 families will receive apartments in Mush-2 District in the autumn of 2009. Urban development process is underway in Ani District where 254 apartments will be delivered for use in 2010. The remaining work will be completed by 2011. The minister said that all those schools which are being repaired by request of the Ministry of Urban Development will be completely ready for the start of the new school year on September 1.

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