(MENAFN- AzerNews) The next meeting of the Working Group on Environmental Issues of
the Inter-Administrative Center operating under the Coordinating
Headquarters established for the centralized resolution of issues
in the liberated territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan was held
in Agali village of Zangilan district, Azernews reports.
At the meeting, the representatives of the relevant state
institutions represented in the Working Group and the Special
Delegation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in
Gubadli, Jabrayil, and Zangilan districts included in the Eastern
Zangezur economic region, the Special Delegation of the President
of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the liberated territories included
in the Karabakh economic region (except Shusha district), the
employees of the Special Delegation of the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, the State Conservation Department of
Shusha, the Rehabilitation, Construction and Management Service in
the Karabakh Economic Region, and the Rehabilitation, Construction,
and Management Service No. 1 in the Eastern Zangezur Economic
Region participated.
Head of the Working Group, Deputy Minister of Ecology and
Natural Resources Vugar Karimov gave brief information about the
environmental measures implemented by the Ministry in Zangilan and
Gubadli regions, including reforestation and establishment of new
green areas, specially protected natural areas, as well as
organization of activities of Basitchay State Nature Reserve. Thus,
in order to restore the destroyed greenery, 124,000 tree saplings
(sycamore, cypress, pine, elm, melia, acacia, etc.) were planted
and 3000 kg of oak and oriental sycamore seed was sown. In order to
ensure the irrigation of the newly planted greenery, a drip
irrigation system has been established in the area of 55 ha at the
entrance of the city of Zangilan, and agrotechnical services and
irrigation are provided to that greenery on a regular basis. Also,
along with infrastructure restoration measures, fauna species
reintroduction projects are being implemented in specially
protected natural areas.
For this purpose, 33 gazelles released in the Jabrayil region
are currently being monitored. In addition, 449,500 individuals
have been released into the Basitchay, Hekarichay, Kondelanchay,
and Barghushad rivers flowing through Zangilan, Gubadli, and Fuzuli
regions, and 450,000 individuals into the Sugovushan and
Khachinchay reservoirs, and 450,000 golden-spotted trout and gezhi
(white amur, white thick forehead) fries (900 in total) is
released. Continuous implementation of these projects is envisaged
by the Ministry.
The special representative of the Azerbaijani President Vahid
Hajiyev in Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan districts, which are
included in the Eastern Zangezur economic region, spoke about the
landscape of Zangilan district and noted the economy of the region,
including the mining industry, agriculture, logistics, alternative
energy, and tourism. He also underscored the conceptual basis of
the implemented infrastructure projects, the cities, towns, and
villages to be rebuilt are such approaches as "comfortable living",
"green and clean", and "progressive innovations" and special
attention is paid to environment issues. At the same time, the
importance of effective management of construction-demolition waste
in the territory, environmental protection issues during the
operation of quarries, and the importance of applying preventive
measures and early warning systems to minimize the effects of
floods, infrastructure facilities, and agricultural areas, which
became relevant in recent days, was emphasized.
At the meeting, the participants were informed about solid
household waste management in the liberated territories. Thus, in
connection with the relocation of the population to Agalı village
of Zangilan region, Tamiz Shaher (Clean City) OJSC prepared 3
temporary waste cells in the territory of Zangilan and organized
waste disposal. Eastern Zangezur regional division was established
in the corporate structure of "Tamiz Sheher" OJSC and local
residents were provided with jobs. Currently, 35 containers are
placed in 8 yards for daily transportation of household waste in
Agalı village. The process of waste utilization continued in the
temporary waste cells prepared at the Zangilan landfill.
At the meeting, the participants were informed about the
proposals made based on the results of the physical-chemical and
biological monitoring conducted in Okchuchay together with the
specialists of the relevant state institutions. As a result of
joint monitoring, a methodology was developed for relatively
improving the quality of Okchuchay water and using it in various
fields. This methodology, which does not disturb the balance of the
environment, is ecologically clean, very efficient from an economic
point of view, does not require the installation of complex
devices, and at the same time allows for a complete and
comprehensive solution to the existing problem, improving the
ecological condition of Okchuchay, cleaning its channel from
polluted bottom sediments, making the water of the river drinkable,
technical and irrigation use, as well as restoration of the river's
recreational and aesthetic functions.
The meeting discussed the issues of protection of the ecological
balance and protection of the environment in connection with the
construction of Small Hydroelectric Power Stations in the liberated
territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, including on the
Okchuchay (Sayifli, Sarikishlaq, Zangilan, and Jahangirbeyli).
The participants were informed about the mineral deposits spread
in the territory of Zangilan, Gubadli, and Jabrayil regions, as
well as the rules for using common mineral deposits located in
these areas for the implementation of construction projects related
to the reconstruction and restoration of the territories freed from
occupation.
In addition, the members of the Working Group were informed
about the projects of effective management of construction and
demolition waste generated in the liberated areas and their reuse
as raw materials, joint measures planned to ensure the fire safety
of the forests in these areas and monitoring of the study of the
biodiversity of Zangilan region.
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