Nation Building: One Village at a Time

Rural Development
Program
Vorotan: Syunik
 
History
 
Vorotan was constructed in the 1960s. It is the smallest administrative region in the marz. Vorotan has been mainly inhabited between 1989 and 1991 by deported families from Azerbaijan.
 
 
Projects
 
Completed
ASIF-Local Government and Community council Trainings
Catholic Relief Services-school renovation (2001)

Ongoing
RA MoA, WB Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project (Road, Irrigation, Drinking water, Electricity, Gas)
MCA-rehabilitation of irrigation pipeline
 
 
General Information
 
Distance from Yerevan 2561 km
Distance from Marz Center 50 km
Distance from border 0.15 km
 
Altitude above sea level 1.500 meter
Climate Warm, relatively humid, mild winter, the mean temperature n July is 18-19 C, precipitation 400-600 mm
   
Historical monuments
 
Population: 266
       Households 82
 
Total area 31 hectares
Of which:  
       Pastures hectares
       Arable land hectares
       Orchards hectares
       Forests hectares
 
Land use
 
 
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
 
Infrastructure Assessment
 
Drinking water is available.
Irrigation water is partially available.
Gas is not available.
Roads are in very poor conditions.
 
 
Infrastructure priorities for the rural community of Vorotan
 
Infrastructure Priorities Total amount needed (AMD) Funding sources
Road Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Irrigation Millennium Challenge-rehabilitation of irrigation pipeline Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Drinking water Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Electricity Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Gas 12.1 km pipeline construction Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Armenia, World Bank Rural enterprise and small-scale commercial agriculture development project
Kindergarten
School
Major repair of the school building
Health Care Repair health center.
Telephone: Cell / Land
Internet
TV, radio
Community / Cultural Center Repair, furnish of cultural center. Build community center.
Lighting and Landscaping
Other
Other
Other
Other
TOTAL NEEDED    
 
 
Economic Assessment
 
School building exists.
Health center exists.
Cultural center exists.

 

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