Baku - IOM Azerbaijan officially handed over renovated Gurddu kahriz to the community of the Ahmadaghali village of the Aghdam district within the current IOM Project “Integrated Rural Development for IDP communities in Azerbaijan through Revitalization of Kahriz Water Supply System” financed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

The kahriz with a discharge capacity of 17 liters per second (l/s) will provide irrigation water to 70 families.

It should be noted that Khanahmed kahrizi located in the territory of the district was handovered to the use of the community of Kolgishlag village.

The project aims to provide safe and consistent water supplies for people in the region through the renovation of kahrizes – a traditional, sustainable water supply system.

The project’s overall objective is to contribute to the prevention of forced economic migration by enhancing access of rural communities in Azerbaijan to energy-free water resources as a means to increase agriculture productivity and livelihoods through provision of water infrastructure, by providing opportunities for income-generating activities in link with Kahriz renovation. The project continues to implement a community-driven approach, paying specific attention to cross-cutting issues such as gender, governance, and environmental sustainability.