Drinking Water Khnatsakh
Khnatsakh with its 550 inhabitants is one of the seven settlements of Tegh consolidated community, Syunik Marz. The settlement's deep water supply pump was in an emergency condition, the high pressure water supply pipe was damaged. As a result, the residents were supplied with water not every day, and only for one or two hours.
In 2024, with the financial support of Chene France, we started the "Drinking water to Khnatsakhn" project. The goal of this project was to have a new and powerful water pump in the existing small water basin, which would allow to accumulate the necessary amount of water during active work for up to 8 hours a day, and after that to deliver the water to the residents of the village, as well as to lay up to 450 m long new water line avoiding possible losses.
In August-October, with the active involvement of the Tegh community, we carried out the major repair works of the drinking water line and pumping station of the Khnatsakh settlement. As planned, we installed a submersible pump with a capacity of 9 m3 per hour, changed the 450m long water supply pipe (75 mm diameter and 16 atmospheric pressure plastic). Then we repaired the water storage basin with a capacity of 50m3, built an 8m2 building for the automatic pump connection system and fenced the area 30m2 of the pumping station.
The total budget of the project was AMD 7,424,038, of which AMD 5,127,980 was donated by Chene France, and AMD 1,755,058 was the contribution of Tegh community.
As a result of the implementation of the project, the residents of Khnatsakh got the opportunity to have round-the-clock water supply. The implementation of the project is also of great strategic importance. Why? Because by restoring the infrastructure of the border villages, we have created favorable conditions for the people living here, so that they do not leave their homes and continue to live and work on this land, keeping their native borders strong.
