Azedara, Azerbaijan, April 5. Another group of
former internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning to native
lands has reached Sugovushan village in the Aghdara district of
Azerbaijan, the Restoration, Construction, and Management Service
in Khankendi city, Aghdara and Khojaly districts told Trend.
According to the service, 53 households, comprising a total of
174 individuals, who returned to the Sugovushan locality at this
stage, have been handed the keys to their apartments.
The families who returned to Sugovushan were provided with
apartments in new private residential houses. The ceremony was
attended by officials from the Special Representative of the
President of Azerbaijan in Khankendi city, Aghdara and Khojaly
districts, as well as the State Committee for Affairs of Refugees
and Internally Displaced Persons.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Special Representative of the
President of Azerbaijan in Khankendi city, Aghdara and Khojaly
districts, Sabuhi Gahramanov, wished the former internally
displaced persons, who returned to their lands, a happy and
prosperous life.
It was also communicated to the residents that all conditions
have been created to ensure employment opportunities. Roads,
electricity, communication lines, and water supply have been
established in Sugovushan. The village is also provided with gas
supply. Additionally, major repairs have been carried out on the
building of a secondary school with 144 student places, which was
in an emergency condition. Furthermore, after reconstruction, the
small hydropower plants “Sugovushan-1” and “Sugovushan-2” with a
total capacity of 7.8 megawatts were commissioned.
The first resettlement process in the village of Sugovushan
involved 20 families. As part of the resettlement, a census was
conducted in the village, covering 180 families (591 people). The
resettlement process will continue in phases.
To recall, during the 44-day Second Karabakh War, the
Azerbaijani Army, under the leadership of Supreme
Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, successfully continued Operation
“Iron Fist” and, on October 3, liberated the villages of Sugovushan
and Talish, which have significant strategic importance on the
Northern Front. After the liberation, large-scale construction
works were carried out in the village.