Construction of the Mastara Reservoir
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About 80% of Armenia's agricultural production is carried out on irrigated lands, most of which are located in the Ararat Valley and foothill areas.
• The Mastara reservoir will help mitigate the problem of water scarcity and create water reserves for irrigation in the settlements of the Ararat Valley
Project description
Key project effects:
• Ensuring savings of about 1.9 million kWh of electricity annually due to the abandonment of deep pumps and the transition to gravity irrigation
• Reducing the use of groundwater in the Ararat basin (according to preliminary estimates, by 3.3 million m3/year)
• Increasing the water availability of actually irrigated land in the area about 3,708 ha
• Increase in the area of irrigated land by 676 hectares
Project Description:
The project provides for the construction of a reservoir and related infrastructure, as well as the modernization of the on-farm irrigation network in Armavir region of the Republic of Armenia