President Ilham Aliyev inspects ongoing capital repair and reconstruction work in internal roads in Binagadi settlement of Baku - PHOTOS

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today inspected the course of the capital repair and reconstruction work in internal roads in Binagadi settlement of Baku.

The Head of State was told 80 thousand square meters of road in the settlement got a new asphalt cover. Reconstruction work is underway in inter-settlement roads.

Modern lighting system was installed in the roads. President Ilham Aliyev met with residents and made conversation with them. The residents thanked the Head of State for the reconstruction works carried out in Binagadi settlement.

“The program on the development of suburban settlements of Baku spans over two and a half years. So we have set ourselves a very important and responsible task: to resolve social and infrastructure issues in all of Baku settlements in two and a half years,” said President Ilham Aliyev during his meeting with local residents in Binagadi settlement of Baku.

The Head of State said “the progress of the program and the initial steps suggest that we are doing our work rapidly. Before coming here I enquired about the renovation of a large school. I have just issued the instruction to determine a location for the construction of a new school. Currently, the repair of schools in Baku and suburban settlements is well under way. More than 50 schools will be renovated and put into use before the end of the year.”

“All these developments suggest that the issues we have identified, all the programs are being implemented. The main purpose of these programs is to give the Azerbaijan population the opportunity to live even better, to resolve all social issues, infrastructure problems and matters worrying people. Conditions must be the same in the center, on the outskirts of the city and in suburban settlements. Our goal is to resolve issues of water supply, sanitation, roads, to implement infrastructure projects – in the districts, in Baku and in suburban settlements of Baku.”

“The issues we have identified, all the programs are being implemented. The main purpose of these programs is to give the Azerbaijan population the opportunity to live even better, to resolve all social issues, infrastructure problems and matters worrying people,” said President Ilham Aliyev at the meeting with residents in Binagadi settlement of Baku.

The Head of State noted “conditions must be the same in the center, on the outskirts of the city and in suburban settlements. Our goal is to resolve issues of water supply, sanitation, roads, to implement infrastructure projects – in the districts, in Baku and in suburban settlements of Baku.”

“We have adopted and approved the program. It says everything, and it was published in the media. Every citizen can find out what will be done in his settlements or village. But when we were adopting this program, we certainly wanted to receive all the proposals from the ground, and we did. But life goes on. For example, the construction of a new school in the Binagadi settlement was not planned. Now, after receiving the information, I gave instructions to examine the issue. A new school should be built. So we must approach the issue from a realistic point of view. The program may and should be amended.”

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“The problem of water supply should be finally resolved in our city before the end of 2013. It is the biggest problem for us. Unfortunately, this problem has always beleaguered us. And this is natural because water resources on the Absheron peninsula are frugal, almost unavailable in fact,” President Ilham Aliyev said at the meeting with residents in Binagadi settlement of Baku.

The President said “some of the lines coming here were built in the past and are already obsolete. Besides, treatment facilities are out of order. So this is an issue that requires time and money. But we have set the goal of fully resolving the drinking water and sanitation problem not only in Baku and suburban settlements but also in all our districts. Therefore, these issues have been incorporated into the program, and additional funding has been allocated.”

The Head of State noted “amendments have been made to the state budget for this year. Funds have been envisaged for the implementation of water supply projects. The Oguz-Gabala water line project has been implemented thanks to the opening of a new spring, so to speak. The advantage of the project is that this spring is within Azerbaijan. The advantage of the Oguz-Gabala water line is that it is on Azerbaijani territory, there is a huge source there, and reserves are immense. I am confident that we will resolve this issue too. The task has been set. And if a task is set, it must be met. I want to say again that all our programs are of specific nature.”


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