EU project calls for assistance in underground construction

As part of the emergency assistance program, the Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Azerbaijan (ARRA) has implemented such projects as fencing the Jeyranbatan water reservoir, mounting a 220KV power substation kw in Sumgayit, construction of a water pipeline to winter pastures in Jeyranchol, and construction of a bridge over the Kur river on Yevlakh-Ganja highway, head of the EU Restoration and Emergency Assistance projects Jalal Alpman told journalists Saturday.

Under the project the AIDS Prevention and Prophylactics Center will be supplied with up-to-date equipment, assistance provided in construction of the Hazi Aslanov underground station and a modern tuberculosis dispensary.

Implementation of the projects is monitored by EU specialists. The Union has allotted $24 million for restoration and emergency assistance projects.*