Press Review - 20 April 2018

Reforms over the past 15 years and their results, the quality of drinking water in the capital, and an assessment of the Ombudsman's report are the leading topics of today's press.

The Azerbaijan newspaper writes that the country's economic achievements are historic ones. This is confirmed by statistical data.

The author recalls the social housing project, writes that the interests of the citizens, above all else, are marked by socio-political stability in the country, which contributes to foreign investment.

The Echo newspaper writes that uninterrupted supply of water to Baku can only be dreamed of. At present, 81.5% of Azersu's customers in Baku are continuously supplied with water, while the remaining 19% receive water on schedule.

Now, uninterrupted supply of water to 90% of the customers is on the agenda. Baku is partly provided with Shollar water, which is of good quality. But the capital also receives water from the Jeyranbatan reservoir, which cannot be called clean. The dirtiest water supplied to the apartments of the residents of Baku comes from the Kura river. Sometimes the Kura water is mixed with the Shollar water, but it does not make any sense.

80% of diseases occur precisely because of the use of poor-quality water.

The Novoye Vremya newspaper concerns the Ombudsman's report on the results of 2017, noting that it is a statement of all known facts. The report by Elmira Suleymanova is just a statement of facts and problems that everyone knows about. The report should reflect the ways of solving these problems. But, alas, it does not. When the Ombudsman becomes able to raise important problems before the relevant structures and help solve them, then everything will change for the better in our social sphere.