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PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV ATTENDS FOUNDATION-STONE LAYING CEREMONY FOR TAKHTAKORPU WATER RESERVOIR AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT IN DAVACHI
Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev attended the foundation-stone laying ceremony for Takhtakorpu water reservoir and hydroelectric power plant in Davachi region on Thursday.
The construction of the water reservoir and hydroelectric power plant is estimated to cost 392 million manats, and is scheduled to end in 2010.
The money is allotted by the Azerbaijan State oil Fund.
The dam`s height will be 142.5 meters, while the reservoir’s width 10-15 meters.
The President placed a time capsule into the foundation of the water reservoir.
Afterwards, Ilham Aliyev familiarized himself with the construction project of the hydroelectric power plant near the reservoir.
The power plant will have a capacity of 24-27 megawatts.
The construction work will employ about 4,500 local residents, whose salaries will vary from 300 to 1,000 manats.
The President officially started the construction work here by putting a time capsule into the foundation.
Ilham Aliyev then had a conversation with constructors.
The Head of State also saw a documentary about what had been done to improve the water industry in the country.