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Armenia's Kapan Municipality intends to refuse from water supply management
June 15, 2013 | 13:06
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Municipality Kapan adopted a decision to pass
drinking water supply and sewerage system under the administration of
ArmWaterCanal CJSC, and free of charge for 25 years.
But no agreement has been signed, and the discussion of this matter
was held at Kapan Municipality on Thursday, EcoLur reports.
As `For Environmental Safety and Developing Democracy' legal
consultant Artur Ghazaryan told EcoLur, the organization was against
this decision.
`We don't trust ArmWaterCanal that the company will manage it properly
after getting the complete run of the water. So far, ArmWaterCanal
hasn't performed the court ruling in cleaning sewerage and eliminating
ecological disaster due to water pollution,' Ghazaryan said.
There are concerns that ArmWaterCanal plans to get a loan in the
amount of $6 million, from the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD) and the Asian Development Bank, to reconstruct
water supply and sewerage system.
`[But] we can see how the EBRD loans are spent: the company will say
it replaced the whole system, then it will start paying off the loan
and getting super profits at our expense. We have become convinced,
over the course of nine years, that ArmWaterCanal doesn't perform its
duties, and it's impermissible to pass our water under its
administration,' Artur Ghazaryan stated.
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From: Baghdasarian
June 15, 2013 | 13:06
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Municipality Kapan adopted a decision to pass
drinking water supply and sewerage system under the administration of
ArmWaterCanal CJSC, and free of charge for 25 years.
But no agreement has been signed, and the discussion of this matter
was held at Kapan Municipality on Thursday, EcoLur reports.
As `For Environmental Safety and Developing Democracy' legal
consultant Artur Ghazaryan told EcoLur, the organization was against
this decision.
`We don't trust ArmWaterCanal that the company will manage it properly
after getting the complete run of the water. So far, ArmWaterCanal
hasn't performed the court ruling in cleaning sewerage and eliminating
ecological disaster due to water pollution,' Ghazaryan said.
There are concerns that ArmWaterCanal plans to get a loan in the
amount of $6 million, from the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD) and the Asian Development Bank, to reconstruct
water supply and sewerage system.
`[But] we can see how the EBRD loans are spent: the company will say
it replaced the whole system, then it will start paying off the loan
and getting super profits at our expense. We have become convinced,
over the course of nine years, that ArmWaterCanal doesn't perform its
duties, and it's impermissible to pass our water under its
administration,' Artur Ghazaryan stated.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: Baghdasarian