Azerbaijan,Baku, Aug. 14 /Trend/
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has today attended a ceremony of pumping drinking water to the city of Ismayilli, AzerTAg reported.
The Head of State first met with the local public, and congratulated them on the remarkable event.
Speaking on behalf of the public of Ismayilli district, director of the secondary school in the village of Talistan Aydin Azizov expressed gratitude to the President for attention to the development of Ismayilli.
Chairman of the Irrigation and Water Management Open Stock Company Ahmed Ahmedzade informed the President about the work carried out under the Second National Project on water and sanitation services, stating that the construction work had been carried out by the companies with extensive experience in this field.
Given that the population of the Ismailly City in 2030 will exceed 28,000 people, in order to provide drinking water to the district center, the waters of local rivers located on the territory of the Giz Galasi (Maiden Tower) will be used.
In this area, the construction of the water intake plant and water main with 355 mm diameter and 11 km length has already been completed. A reservoir, a building for chlorination and storage to reduce the pressure were also built. The project ensures uninterrupted supply of 180 liters of drinking water per person during a day.
Construction and installation works have been carried out with high quality. As a result, all the residential apartments, as well as public and social facilities in Ismailli, most of the villages Mijan, Ismailly and Talistan were provided with drinking water and are connected to the sewerage network.
The Head of State spoke to members of the public.
President Aliyev launched the installation symbolizing the supply of drinking water to the city of Ismailli.
