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    ARMENIA WILL NEED $3 BILLION TO RAISE THE ASEISMIC STABILITY OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
    Hasmik Dilanyan

    "Radiolur"
    03.12.2008 14:58

    Armenia was the first country to adopt aseismic construction norms
    in post-Soviet period. Before that the norms accepted in the Soviet
    Union led to the disastrous consequences of the 1988 Spitak earthquake.

    Twenty years have passed. Rector of the Crisis Management Academy
    Hamlet Matevosyan recalls those dreadful December days from the
    distance of time.

    "It was a very hard situation, we faced many difficulties. Everything
    was destroyed, relatives of the victims did not want to leave their
    houses."

    "However, earthquake is not dangerous when the high-rise buildings
    are aseismic," Director of the National Survey for Seismic Protection
    Alvaro Antonyan told "Radiolur." He added that more than $3 billion is
    needed to raise the aseismic stability of the buildings constructed
    in Soviet times. This is, however, more than the annual budget of
    the Republic of Armenia.

    "Rather we lay the emphasis on substituting the old buildings with
    new ones. Here the question refers to capital Yerevan, which is two
    densely populated," Alvaro Antonyan said. Asked whether the newly
    constructed buildings are aseismic, he gave a positive answer, not
    ruling out, however, that in some cases the laws may be ignored.

    Over the recent years it has become fashionable to add new=2 0stories
    on the roofs of high-rise buildings. This is another source of
    danger. Who gives the permission to the citizens? Alvaro Antonyan
    assured the NSSP does not give any permission and noted that it is
    given by construction companies. To fill the gap the NSSP has several
    times come forth with a legislative initiative, but in vain.
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