No construction program in earthquake zone curtailed
10-08-2009 22:00:00 | Armenia | Social
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.