The joint directorate of land reclamation and irrigation facilities under construction handed over on August 31 to the Azerbaijani branch of “Su Pek Proje ve Musavirlik A.S” (Turkey) http://supek.com/?page_id=1027 and lang=en contract for the preparation of project documentation of the service area (main and distribution channels, reclamation measures) of the Alizhanchay reservoir. Note that a 16-month period has been allocated for these works https://etender.gov.az/main/competition/detail/283990 and the company will be paid 2 million 454.400 manats ($1.4 million). Feasibility study of the project for the construction of the Alijanchay reservoir together with the territory of its maintenance https://etender.gov.az/main/competition/detail/255787 was developed in the second half of 2021 by another Turkish company “Temelsu Beyn?lxalq Mh?ndislik Xidm?tl?ri”, which was paid 2 million 943.000 manats ($ 1.7 million). In July of this year, the Ministry of Economy commissioned “C.Q.A International” Ltd (UK) to conduct an expert assessment of the feasibility study of the project. Expert services are estimated at 109.700 manats ($64.500) The construction of the Alijanchai reservoir on the territory of Sheki and Oguz regions is provided for by the “Action Plan for 2020-2022 to Ensure the Efficient Use of Water Resources”. Total water capacity in this reservoir will be 108 million m3, and the useful volume will be 100 million m3. At the expense of the Alijanchay reservoir, it is planned to irrigate 32.600 hectares of land and improve drinking water supply in 13 administrative territories of Sheki region.
Source: Turan News Agency