BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 7. The Iran-Azerbaijan
Giz Galasi hydrojunction on the Araz river is anticipated to be
commissioned soon, the Executive Director of the Iranian East
Azerbaijan Regional Water Company Yousef Ghaffarzadeh said,
Trend reports.
According to him, this junction is one of the most important
projects between the two countries and is fully ready for
operation.
As Gaffarzade noted, the Giz Galasi hydrojunction, 196
kilometers downstream from the Araz dam, will deliver water to
74,000 hectares of agricultural land in Iran (62,000 in Ardabil
province and 12,000 in East Azerbaijan province), increasing
agricultural production.
The company representative added that due to floods, a
regulating channel is provided on both sides of the Giz Galasi
hydrojunction, with a flow rate of 3.44 thousand cubic meters per
second.
To note, the Iranian side claims that 5.5 trillion rials (nearly
$131 million) have been spent on the Giz Galasi hydroelectric
junction.
This dam will supply water to 74,000 hectares in East Azerbaijan
and Ardabil provinces in Iran, providing employment for 85,000
people.
This dam will regulate two billion cubic meters of water per
year (one billion cubic meters for Azerbaijan, one billion cubic
meters for Iran).
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