Azerbaijan will also use the Sarsang reservoir
Published: 24 August 2022 14:45
It is reported that the parties have agreed on this matter
On August 23Azerbaijan Representatives of Reclamation and Water Management JSC inspected the Sarsang reservoir with local experts.
The information “Azerbaijan Reclamation and Water Management” OJSC website spread.
It is reported that the purpose was to conduct technical monitoring in the area and familiarize with the current situation:
“Also Tartar was to determine the schedule of the water coming from the river and released from the reservoir and to create a foundation for the continuation of work in this direction in the future.
It was noted that the parties mainly discussed two issues:
“Water distribution and restoration of water supply to the sub-irrigation areas of the Sarsang reservoir. It was agreed that the inspection of the territory will be continued regularly in the future in the meeting held under constructive and understanding conditions.
Information from the Information Headquarters of the so-called Nagorno-Karabakh Republic confirmed.
The headquarters said that in order to ensure the safety of drinking and irrigation water provided to the population Russia representatives of the “Artsakh Water Committee” with the mediation of peacekeeping troops from today Azerbaijan they communicate with the side.
The Sarsang reservoir, which is of strategic importance, was built in 1976.
Azerbaijan The total volume of Sarsang reservoir on Tartarchay, one of the most abundant rivers in the country, is 560 million cubic meters.
96 thousand hectares of land (Barda, TartarAgdam, Agjabadi, Yevlakh and Goranboy) are irrigated.
A hydropower plant with a total capacity of 50 mw has been built in the reservoir dam.