In accordance with to the “State Program on Improvement of living conditions of refugees and internally displaced persons and their employment opportunities” approved by Order of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, dated 1 July, 2004, a complex of new many-storied residential buildings have been constructed for 1500 IDP families in Ganja.
Today a ceremony has been held to inaugurate the complex. The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee for Affairs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons Ali Hasanov, head of Ganja Executive Authority Elmar Valiyev, head of Kalbajar Executive Authority Agil Mammadov and other officials.
The complex covering 25 hectares includes 5-storied 25 residential buildings and other necessary social infrastructure facilities. Some 1400 families from Kalbajar, and 100 families from Aghdam, Jabrayil, Fuzuli, Lachin, Shusha, Zangilan, Khojali and Khojavand districts will be settled in new buildings. Out of 1500 apartments 150 have one room, 650 two rooms, 550 three rooms and 150 four rooms. The complex also has 1200-seat school, 280-bed kindergarten, 500-seat House of Culture, as well as an administrative building for Kalbajar local authorities, medical center and automatic telephone exchange. The construction of the complex started in March 2013 and ended in September 2013. The new complex was built at the request of the Social Development Fund for IDPs.
Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee for Affairs of Refugees and IDPs Ali Hasanov said the Azerbaijani state always paid huge attention to improvement of living conditions of refugees and IDPs. He pointed out that improvement of living conditions of IDPs were one of key principles in President Ilham Aliyev`s policy. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that State programs had been adopted and important measures had been taken to improve material wellbeing of IDPs. He said construction of the new complex for 1500 IDP families were brilliant example of the care and attention by the government.

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