Azerbaijan's State Water Resources Agency is building external water supply systems and central reservoirs in Fuzuli, Azernews reports, citing the Agency.

The agency said that the implementation of projects to create drinking and wastewater supply systems in the liberated territories is intensively continuing under the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev. At present, the first stage of the project on the creation of drinking water supply, sewage, and rainwater systems in Fizuli is being implemented.

The project is designed to meet the needs of 50 thousand people in Fuzuli city taking into account the perspective of development until 2040.

To provide Fuzuli city with stable drinking water, central water reservoirs with a total capacity of 20 thousand cubic metres are being constructed in Zargar village of Fuzuli district. Construction of a 10.7 km long main water pipeline to supply water from the source to the city has been completed.

Under the project, 103 km of drinking water, 87 km of wastewater, and 100 km of rainwater networks will be constructed in Fuzuli. A treatment plant with a capacity of 15,000 m3 per day will be built to treat wastewater. The new infrastructure created in Fuzuli city will be managed based on the "smart water" system.