(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 26. Fresh water reserves
are seriously decreasing in Azerbaijan, Spokesman for Azersu OJSC
Anar Jabrayilli said at a briefing, trend reports.
According to Jabrayilli, complex measures are currently being
taken in this regard.
"Following the decision of the Chairman of the State Water
Reserves Agency (Hikmat Mammadov), an action plan has been
elaborated. In accordance with the plan, special groups have been
created for each district, which began their activities on May 1.
They are monitoring plants, factories and other facilities,
investigating the facts of uncontrolled and illegal use of water,"
he noted.
From 2014 until 2020, the volume of water in the Kura river, one
of the biggest rivers in Azerbaijan, decreased by 25 percent.
In 2021, the country's total water resources amounted to 24
billion cubic meters, of which 15 billion cubic meters accounted
for surface, and nine billion cubic meters - underground
resources.
A total of 11 billion cubic meters of water enter Azerbaijan
from outside, and four billion cubic meters are formed on the
territory of the country, which indicates to gradual decrease of
local water resources.
Over the past 20 years or so, their volume has decreased by 15
percent mainly due to the increase in air temperature in recent
years. Of the total water resources of Azerbaijan, five billion
cubic meters fall on the liberated territories.
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