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Berkashat: Armavir

History

Berkashat community was established in 1928. The population consists mainly of immigrants from Turkey and Greece. Gardening, fruit growing, and cultivating horticultural crops is the main activity in Berkashat.

Projects

Completed
ASIF provided financial support and distributed school furniture (25 units).
ICHD implemented Local Government Training in 2004.

Ongoing
MCC – rehabilitation of irrigation pipeline
RA Government - 5,000,000 AMD for gasification
Armrusgasard-gasification
RA State Budget – 50,000,000 AMD for school renovation
UMCOR – Integrated Management of Childhood Illness.

General Information

Distance from Yerevan	50 km
Distance from Marz Center	18 km
Distance from border	0.5 km

Altitude above sea level	900 meter
Climate	Dry continental

Historical monuments	none

Population:	544
Households	173

Total area	369.5 hectares
Of which:
Pastures	hectares
Arable land	209.9 hectares
Orchards	437 hectares
Forests	0 hectares

Land use	farming, animal husbandry

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Infrastructure Assessment

Renovation of roads.
Renovation of irrigation and drinking water system.
Gasification.
Capital renovation of school and kindergarten.
Renovation of community and cultural center.
Renovation of health care point.

Infrastructure priorities for the rural community of Berkashat

Infrastructure	Priorities	Total amount needed (AMD)	Funding sources
Road	2.5 km of capital repair	62,500,000
Irrigation	8 km of line construction	96,000,000	MCC
Drinking water	10 km of line capital repair	70,000,000
Electricity
Gas	Necessary	15,000,000	RA Government, Armrusgasard
Kindergarten	Building capital repair, equipment	40,000,000
School	Building capital repair, heating, equipment, conference hall construction, 320 seats	160,000,000	State budget- 50,000,000 AMD
Health Care	Ambulance capital repair, equipment	20,000,000
Internet
TV, radio
Cultural Center	Capital repair, equipment	80,000,000
Community Center	Capital repair, equipment	40,000,000
Other
Other
Other
Other
TOTAL NEEDED

Economic Assessment

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