Baku - On 10 October 2019, representatives of the International Organization for Migration met with Mr. Maharram Guliyev, Head of executive power of Goranboy distict. At the meeting, IOM representatives delivered the information on the current IOM project “Integrated Rural Development for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Communities in Azerbaijan through Revitalization of the Kahriz Water Supply System” funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

During the meeting, the technical assessment of kahrizes in the Tatarli and Shafibeyli villages of the district was discussed. IOM experts said that within the project 8 kahrizes will be rehabilitated in the Goranboy district.

Maharram Guliyev, stressing the importance of kahrizes for the region's agriculture stated that they will provide with the necessary assistance to IOM Azerbaijan throughout the whole project activities in the district.

The four-year project implemented by IOM Azerbaijan 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.