Artsakh Blockade. Government Update. Day 30
Important news of the day Kindergartens, pre-schools, and groups of primary schools and schools working with extended hours will stop operating on January 9 indefinitely due to insufficient food supplies resulting from the Azerbaijani blockade of the Berdzor Corridor, the only travel and supply road of Artsakh. What does this mean? 6,828 children are no longer attending kindergarten and all-day school and are now being deprived of the opportunity to receive appropriate care and education. It has been snowing heavily in Artsakh for the last two days. Due to the blockade of the Stepanakert-Goris inter state highway caused by Azerbaijani agents, it has become impossible to carry out snow-clearing and shuttering works on this section of the road. Traffic on this section is extremely dangerous because of the snow. What does this mean? Due to the closure of the road, additional challenges have come up for both the international committee of the Red Cross and the vehicles of the Russian peacekeeping mission, both of which have been transporting ill individuals and certain supplies. On January 9, at 2:35 p.m., an accident was reported on the 33rd km of the only high-voltage line feeding Artsakh from Armenia, Goris-Stepanakert 110 kV. According to the data recorded by equipment, the accident is located in the Aghavno-Berdzor section. Due to the destructive position of the Azerbaijani side, it is currently not possible to carry out a tour and organize emergency restoration works in the mentioned area. Therefore, a decision was made to supply electricity to the republic through local generating stations with appropriate restrictions. Due to the given situation, fan shutdowns are implemented in the Republic. What does this mean? In these weather conditions, cold winter and, heavy snowfall, power outages are compounding the humanitarian disaster caused by the blockade. Now, Artsakh is also facing an energy crisis. On January 9, under the leadership of Artsakh State Minister and Chief of Operational Staff Ruben Vardanyan, a meeting was held for the Operational Staff that addressed the current needs and priorities of the population of Artsakh during the ongoing blockade. |