“Ordinary people could not come here” |

Since May, Shayavush Dashdamirov, who lives in Buzovna settlement of Baku, has been coming to the seashore every Sunday to join the group cleaning the rocks.

They say that these rocks have been occupied for many years, blocking people’s way to the sea. Local residents have expressed their displeasure to the relevant institutions regarding the fencing of the sea coast for years.

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Shayavush Dashdamirov, a resident of Buzovna, says that he has participated in dozens of such clean-up actions so far.

“When I was in school in 1972, my name is on this rock, Sayavush written there. In 1972, when it was fashionable, we came and wrote our name with trash. That is, to this rock school We have been children coming and going since years. We are close here. It was all golden-yellow sand. I want to say that we have seen this cliff from the beginning to the end, I want it to be in that state. Do not discharge sewage into the sea. After these rocks are closed, all waste water flows into the sea”, said Shayavush Dashdamirov.

Environmental activists and those from surrounding areas also join the action.

Sakina Aliyeva, who goes for a walk with her children on the shores of Buzovna on her days off, says that even though she lives in the city, she comes to these rocks where she was born, where she spent her childhood and youth, to relax.

“I am very proud that they are doing improvement work here, fixing everything. As children, we visited this rock a lot, we played, we have pictures, alas, these rocks were never built. Now we are very happy that this rock is like this. Ordinary people could not come here and rest. Because every angle was covered”, said Sakina Aliyeva.

The governor of the country also commented on the fencing of the coast, and after that, the demolition of the houses and fences that occupied the rocks on the coast began.

“Very big violations were detected, very big violations. And there is a list of government officials who resorted to these illegal acts. And some nail-biting entrepreneurs. This is a crime against history and our nature,” President Ilham Aliyev he said in his speech.

Later Baku city execution authorities began to tear down the fences occupying the sea coast in Buzovna.

Local residents say that they are forced to come here every weekend to clean the demolition work that has not been completed by the relevant authorities.

Buzovna resident Gadir Mirzayev says that “cliffs 10“It has been lost under the discarded waste for 15 years.”

Residents clean the construction waste from the cliffs and sift the sand so that the area around the cliffs is suitable for the beach.

Nijat Agayev, who comes every Sunday to clean the surroundings of the rocks, believes that “These areas are a natural resource and should be cleaned and passed on to future generations.”

Seyfulla Azer, the organizer of the action, says that although the fences of most of the rocks in the area have been removed, these fences still remain in some places.

“There are two half-demolished buildings. It was partially dismantled in the rock, but it is considered the property of the state coast there are houses standing in the lane. There are also four buildings that have not been demolished. There are also gardens whose fences need to be pulled back, and whose fences rest on rocks. They are a natural resource that should be drawn free let it be Therefore President decree given that such unique stones free let it be and he personally spoke about it and emphasized. There are people who don’t want to retreat from this cliff, contrary to the President’s attention and decree,” Seyfulla Azer said.

Residents Baku City and Khazar District Execution They blame the authorities for not removing all the fences that closed the cliffs.

BBC News in Azerbaijani could not get a response from the aforementioned institutions regarding the residents’ accusations. We could not talk to the owners of the houses in the area whose fence extends to the sea, there was no one in these houses.

Those who come to Buzovna every Sunday and clean the fenced rocks hope that if this action of theirs gets wider public support, the fence will also be dismantled in some places along the Caspian coast.