Baku - UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Ghulam Isaczai and Chief of the InternationalOrganization for Migration Mission to Azerbaijan Mr. Vladimir Gjorgjiev went to filed visits to Naftalan and Agjabadi districts. They visited the Chakil Kahriz located in the Naftalan region and reconstructed by the IOM Mission (with funds provided by KOICA) in Azerbaijan 9 years ago. Guests met the IOM's engineers and kankans (rehabilitation workers) and received information on the role of the Chakil kahriz in water supply for surrounding area and the agricultural lands. This kahriz plays a vital role in supplying domestic and irrigation water to 1,527 families (about 8,400 individuals) out of the total of 12,218 residents. Because of this environmentally sustainable water source, the local community planted around 20,000 threes over the period of 9 years in Naftalan and surrounding area.

During their visit to Agjabadi, UN officials met with Mr. Shahin Mammadov, Head of the executive power of the region. Mr. Shahin Mammadov underlined the importance of the new IOM's project for the local population, which is financed by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). In Agjabadi district IOM is planning to restore one kahriz in the territory of Husuli village. This village is with population of 4837 individuals (1029 households) and 141 individuals (46 households) IDPs live in the village. Visitors visited the area where the kahriz is located and met with the villagers. Head of village municipality Ms. Keklik Ahmedova noted that the villagers are facing an acute shortage of water and even sometimes lost their crops, and ready to assist in realization of this important  community project.

UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Ghulam Isaczai stressed the importance of protecting the kahriz by local people and promised that he would come to the opening ceremony of Husulu kahriz.