Baku - After the Azerbaijan government has relaxed some of its strict quarantine measures othe IOM Azerbaijan office resumed renovation of kahrizes in regions of Azerbaijan. Currently kankans of IOM Azerbaijan is carried out renovation works in the Chinarli kahriz located in the Ahmadaghali village of Aghdam distirct 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.

The four-year project aims to provide safe and consistent water supplies for over 8,000 families in eight districts through the renovation of 40 kahrizes – a traditional, sustainable water supply system.

The International Organization for Migration in Azerbaijan has been rehabilitating kahrizes – over 163 of them in different regions of the country since 1999.