BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 24. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has signed a decree on additional measures to improve the provision
of drinking water to the population in the Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic, Trend
reports.
Guided by paragraph 32 of Article 109 of the Constitution of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, and in line with the Action Plan for
2026−2030 on ensuring the efficient use of water resources in the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, approved by Presidential Order
number 942 dated February 21, 2026, the head of state resolved to
enhance drinking water supply in several settlements across the
autonomous republic.
Under the decree, the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency,
in coordination with the Authorized Representative Office of the
President of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, will
take the necessary measures for the preparation of design and
estimate documentation, drilling, and ensuring drinking water
supply through 40 sub-artesian wells in 38 settlements with a
population exceeding 80,000 people, as specified in the annex to
the document.
The commission established under the Presidential Order dated
April 15, 2020, on measures related to ensuring the efficient use
of water resources, has been tasked with coordinating the
implementation of the activities outlined in the document.
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the
authorized representative office of the president in the Nakhchivan
Autonomous Republic are instructed to resolve issues arising from
the order.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy
of the Republic of Azerbaijan have been tasked with taking the
necessary measures to finance the implementation of the activities
envisaged in the document.
The decree was signed in Baku, Azerbaijan, on February 24,
2026.
