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    HATERK PEOPLE HAVE EXPECTATIONS TRGHE RIVER PROJECT

    KarabakhOpen
    04-04-2007 10:20:00

    Every year the people of Haterk sow less grain. "The year before the
    last we sowed 320 ha, last year 169 and this year only 130. Agriculture
    develops slowly, extensively due to the shortage of machines, as well
    as drought," said the mayor of the village Kolya Iskandaryan in an
    interview with the KarabakhOpen. Only 1 thousand ha of 60 thousand
    ha of land is irrigated in Karabakh. It means, only 5 percent of
    agricultural land is used effectively, said Prime Minister Anushavan
    Danielyan in an interview with the Azat Artsakh.

    He also said the government has worked out a special program of
    enlargement of the irrigation network. The personnel working on this
    program say the water resources will allow accumulating 95 million
    cu m water (excluding the reservoir of Sarsang) and irrigate about
    21 ha of land.

    The prime minister said the project of changing the direction of the
    river Trghe into the reservoir of Sarsang is underway. The Base Metals
    Company is going to build three mini water plants near the reservoir,
    which will allow producing an additional 44 million kWh of power.

    The people of Haterk are optimistic about this project. They say
    800-900 ha of 1600 ha which will be irrigated after the project
    finishes belong to this community.

    According to the prime minister, it is foreseen to enlarge the
    irrigation network and irrigate up to 8000 ha of land by 2010. This
    year 2 million drams has been allocated for the irrigation program.
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