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Nakhchivan, April 7 (AzerTAc). President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today attended a ceremony to inaugurate Nakhchivan City Water Reservoir and Water Purification Facilities Complex.
Chairman of the Supreme Majlis of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Vasif Talibov informed the Head of State about the complex.
President Ilham Aliyev was told that Nakhchivan`s drinking water system was installed in the 60s-70s of the past century.
The Head of State was told that the newly installed modern complex was capable of supplying water to up to 90,000 people in Nakhchivan.
The reconstruction of the water supply and sewerage system in the capital and districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic started in 2009.
The Head of State was informed that the state-of-the-art complex included a water purification facility, an administrative building and a water reservoir.
The Head of State launched the water purification facility.
President Ilham Aliyev was also informed about the facility with a nano-filter.
The Head of State was also told that the complex had three water reservoirs with the total capacity of 25,000 cubic meters.
After viewing the complex, President Ilham Aliyev inspected work to reconstruct the drinking water supply and sewerage system.
President Ilham Aliyev was informed that the 218-km drinking water and 200-km sewerage system lines were laid to provide nearly 19,000 houses with drinking water.
The reconstruction of drinking water and sewerage system is expected to be completed in 2014.

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