In 2012, water supply improved less than promised

In 2012, 300,000 inhabitants of Baku began to get the drinking water around the clock.

In 2013, another 200,000 residents Khatai, Nizami, Subunchinskogo and Surakhani districts of the capital will be provided with uninterrupted water supply, according to a report of Azersu, the state monopoly on the supply of the population and commercial structures in Baku and regions.

Only in 2013 will improve the supply of fresh water for 400,000 people, 30,000 of whom live in rural areas. It is noteworthy that in many villages of the country's population uses spring water and do not pay for water.

After the commissioning of the Oguz-Gabala-Baku water pipeline in 2010, the government claimed that 75% of the population of Baku will ensure uninterrupted water supply. The extent to which these expectations were met, Azersu has not reported.

The government is currently funded by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and KfW for construction and reconstruction of water supply and sanitation services in 23 cities and regional centers, and 277 towns and villages.

JSC Azersu has 1,115,000 subscribers. To date, only half of the subscribers are provided with water meters. In parallel old-style meters are replaced by smart meters. - 08D-