YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. At present about 5 mln USD has been collected out of donations amounting to 7.7 mln USD promised during Telethon-2005. As NT correspondent was informed by Naira Melkumian, Executive Director of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, Martakert Regional Development Program aimed at simultaneous restoration and development of different spheres will be implemented with these funds in 2006. In total, it is envisaged to implement 14 programs in Martakert, in particular, 3 schools will be built, the villages of Arachadzor and Chldran will be supplied with gas. Besides, the regional hospital of Martakert will be repaired. In Naira Melkumian's words, ambulance cars have been bought with the financing of the Fund's Los Angeles local body, the hospital will have modern medical equipment. Under another program it is envisaged to build a 3-km drinking water pipeline in Martakert. N.Melkumian said that an Agricultural Development Program is also being implemented in Martakert by means of the NKR Agricultural Assistance Fund. Within the framework of the latter the Fund has already bought and sent to NKR different kinds of agricultural equipment amounting to about 0.5 mln USD.

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