Baku, July 5 (AZERTAC). President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has reviewed a project on the reconstruction of the water supply and sewage systems in the city of Tovuz.

An Action Plan to accelerate the socioeconomic development of the regions of Azerbaijan, including the city of Shirvan, as well as Hajigabul, Kurdamir, Saatli, Sabirabad, Agstafa, Gadabay, Gazakh, Shamkir and Tovuz Districts, was approved by a decree of President Ilham Aliyev dated 14 October 2005. The construction of a water line to the city Tovuz was also part of the Action Plan. Under a relevant decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, the implementation of projects on the reconstruction of water supply and sewerage systems in the cities of Agstafa and Tovuz was entrusted to the Agency for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of territories. Project and cost estimate documentation was prepared and the "Industrial, Construction and Investment Corporation Accord" OJSC started the work in November of the same year. The work began in December 2010. The implementation of the project on the reconstruction of the water supply and sewage systems of the city of Tovuz will meet water needs of the district center, as well as the villages of Abulbayli, Bozalganli, Asagi Oysuzlu, Duz Jirdahan, Jalilli and Gazgulu. In accordance with the project, 16,000 urban and 28,000 rural residents will receive water supply on a round-the-clock basis. In general, the project will fully address the needs of 20,000 urban and 30,000 rural people for water. The quality of water complies with the existing drinking water standards. Thanks to the completion of the Tovuzchay water reservoir in the future, the productivity of wells will also be increased.

The President was informed that work on the reconstruction of the water supply and sewage systems of the city of Tovuz was carried out in three phases.

The first phase saw the construction of a water main, water reservoirs, chlorination and other structural facilities. At this stage, a line of polyethylene pipes 1,588 meters in length was built from artesian wells to the pumping station, together with the main line from the pump station to the reservoirs and main water lines 3,434 meters in length from the reservoirs to the city network. A crossing station, a water intake chamber, chlorination buildings, laboratories and new reservoirs with a capacity by 2,500 cubic meters were built at the water intake facility.

The President of Azerbaijan was informed about the second stage of the work. It was noted that five artesian wells were drilled, urban water supply and sewage systems, a sewer line, a service building and an operational base for the local water utility management were built at this stage based on the results of hydro-geological, engineering and exploration work along the Tovuzchay river as a water source and in the village of Gazgulu.

The third phase of the project is focusing on the construction of wastewater treatment plants and the establishment of process systems. The capacity of sewage system is sufficient to cover the city of Tovuz city, the villages of Alimardanli, Abulbayli and Bozalganli. In the future, the capacity of the sewage treatment plant will be increased to 7,000 cubic meters per day to enable coverage of additional settlements.

President Ilham Aliyev launched a new installation supplying drinking water to the city Tovuz.