(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Sabina Mammadli read more The construction of the Azerbaijani segment of the railway line
to pass through the Zangezur corridor has been completed by 40
percent with the land road by 70 percent, President's Special
Representative for Zangilan District Vahid Hajiyev said.
He made the remark at a briefing on the work done under the
'First State Program of the Great Return' to the territories
liberated from occupation and upcoming plans.
He added that the construction of railways and roads, the
constituent elements of the Zangezur corridor, designed to connect
mainland Azerbaijan with the exclave Naxcivan, is also
underway.
There are five main areas of development that will directly
contribute to the sustainable future of Zangilan, which include
agriculture, mining, transport and logistics, tourism, and green
energy.
The official emphasized that one of the main concerns is mine
clearance.
'One of the main obstacles to reconstruction efforts and the
safe return of internally displaced persons is the massive
contamination of liberated territories with mines and other
explosive devices. Currently, the process of demining East Zangezur
continues,' Hajiyev stated.
The population of Zangilan District is over 43,000, who were
forced to leave their homes and flee to save their lives during the
first Karabakh war. Over 90 percent of them have already expressed
a desire to return to their native lands.
The first pilot project of the smart city and smart village in
Azerbaijan is implemented mainly on five components - the housing
sector, production sector, social services, smart agriculture, and
alternative energy. Initially, 200 individual houses are
constructed with the use of innovative building materials. The
engineering communications and heating systems in the houses are
also created on the basis of smart technologies.
Moreover, modern schools, kindergartens, clinics, and electronic
control centers will be built in these villages, and tourism
infrastructure will be formed. All residential houses, social
facilities, administrative and catering buildings, and processing
and production of agricultural products will be provided with
alternative energy sources.
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