Yerevan /Mediamax/.The German Reconstruction and Development Bank (KfW) will issue a €650 thousand grant to Armenia to help carry out the expertise study of domestic waste management in Vanadzor and adjacent communities.

As the press service of Armenian Ministry of Finance informed Mediamax, the relevant agreement was signed in Yerevan today by Armenian Minister of Finance Vache Gabrielian, First Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration Vache Terterian, KfW Deputy Head Eva Vitton and member of the bank’s Executive Board Norbert Kloppenburg.

Within the framework of the study, the current state of the rubbish removal service will be assessed, the list of measures aimed at the improvement of the service and the financial assessment of the program will be presented. Issues related to the closure of the current dump as well as necessary measures aimed at the construction of a new one meeting EU norms and financial calculations of rubbish processing will also be specified.

The expertise study will last 10 months.