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Lernagog: Armavir

History

Projects

Completed
ICHD-local government training, 2004
Shen NGO-planting of 40 ha apricot orchard, financial assistance to the school, construction of drying rooms
ASIF provided financial support
Project Harmony-School connectivity project
State Budget-school renovation (2000)

Ongoing
Shen NGO-construction of a new irrigation system for 200 hectares of land
MCA rural road rehabilitation program /rehabilitation of Talins main channel/
UNDP-Integrated Community Development Program
Health System modernization project (2006)

General Information

Distance from Yerevan	74 km
Distance from Marz Center	22 km
Distance from border	14 km

Altitude above sea level	1,050 meter
Climate

Historical monuments	none

Population:	2,318
Households

Total area	2,276 hectares
Of which:
Pastures	300 hectares
Arable land	251 hectares
Orchards	0 hectares
Forests	0 hectares

Land use	farming, animal husbandry

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Infrastructure Assessment

Renovation of roads.
Renovation of irrigation network.
Capital renovation of school and kindergarten.
Renovation of cultural and community centers.
Renovation of health care point.

Infrastructure priorities for the rural community of Lernagog

Infrastructure	Priorities	Total amount needed (AMD)	Funding sources
Road	4 km repair	48,000,000	Millennium Challenge Armenia rural road rehabilitation program /rehabilitation of Talins main channel/
Irrigation	10 km of line installation	364,500,000	Shen Non-Governmental Organization-construction of a new irrigation system for 200 hectares of land
Drinking water
Gas
Kindergarten	Repair and furnish	30,000,000
School	Repair and furnish	120,000,000
Health Care	Repair, furnish	6,000,000	Health System modernization project (2006)
Telephone: Cell / Land
Internet
TV, radio
Cultural Center	Repair, furnish	90,000,000
Community Center	Repair, furnish	30,000,000
Other
Other
Other
Other
TOTAL NEEDED

Economic Assessment

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