KHOJAVAND, Azerbaijan, July 29. The restoration
and reconstruction work carried out within the framework of the
Great Return Program in the liberated territories, including
Guneykhirman and Guzeykhirman villages in the Khojavand district,
continues according to plan.


Head of the Public Relations Department of the Restoration,
Construction and Management Service in Aghdam, Fuzuli and Khojavand
districts, Tarana Guliyeva, told Trend that the restoration of
individual residential houses, engineering and communication
infrastructure and social facilities in Guneykhirman and
Guzeykhirman villages is being carried out in stages.


According to her, Guneykhirman village has a total of 549
individual houses. Of these, 170 are beyond repair, while 379 can
be restored. Currently, 50 houses are ready for occupancy, while
another 197 houses are planned to be commissioned by the end of
this year.


She recalled that the first group of former internally displaced
persons (IDPs) has returned to the village on July 8. That day, 18
families comprising 72 people were presented with keys to the
renovated houses.


Guliyeva noted that totally, there are 447 individual houses in
Guzeykhirman village. Of these, 274 can be restored. At present,
100 houses are already ready for occupancy, and 244 houses are
planned to be commissioned until the end of this year.







The first group of IDPs also returned to Guzeykhirman on July 8.
In the initial stage, 21 families comprising 87 people returned to
the native land and settled in their new houses.


Currently, in both villages, along with residential buildings,
the construction and restoration of roads, engineering and
communication networks, and other social infrastructure facilities
are continuing according to the planned schedule. The work carried
out serves to ensure sustainable living in the liberated
territories within the framework of the Great Return Program and to
accelerate the return of former internally displaced persons to
their native lands.


On July 11, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
visited Guzeykhirman village, got acquainted with the work being
done in Guzeykhirman and Guneykhirman, and met with residents who
returned to both villages.