Phase Two of the Water Supply Project for the 33-Village Complex in Urmia to Be Completed This Year

Urmia – The managing director of the West Azerbaijan Water and Wastewater Company said phase two of the first stage of the water supply project for the 33-village Shahid Shaban complex in Urmia will be completed by the end of the year.

Urmia - The CEO of the West Azerbaijan Water and Sewerage Company said: The second phase of the first phase of the water supply project of the 33 village complex of Shahid Shaban in Urmia will be completed by the end of the year.

Mojtaba Najafi, in a conversation with Mehr reporter, stated that this project is being implemented with the aim of supplying water to eight villages and its completion is planned for the end of 1405. He stated that the project of Shahid Shaban complex is being implemented with the aim of providing sustainable and healthy water for 33 villages of Anzal and Nazlu sectors and a population of 28,600 people.

He stated that for the implementation of this plan, about 145 kilometers of piping in transmission lines and its distribution networks have been planned, and he continued: In the first phase of the first phase, about 36 kilometers of transmission lines from Nazlochai water source to Ghoshchi city have been implemented, completed and ready for operation, which provides stable water for 10 villages and Ghoshchi city.

The CEO of West Azarbaijan Water and Sewerage Company continued: So far, about 5 thousand billion Rials have been spent for the implementation of this project, and to complete the remaining parts, about 3,500 billion Rials are needed.

82% of Urmia's population is covered by sewage services

He stated that the first phase of the Shahid Shaban treatment plant, which covers 32 villages, has been completed and is on the threshold of official operation, and added: Currently, 82 percent of Urmia's population benefits from sewage services, and for the development of the network coverage in the remaining areas, about 3 million credits are needed.

The CEO of West Azarbaijan Water and Sewerage Company said: In order for the remaining 18% of Urmia's population to enjoy sewage services, it is necessary to implement about 500 km of network and build a treatment plant, and for these projects, about 3000 billion Tomans of credit is needed.

Referring to the activity of three treatment plant modules in Urmia, he added: the current capacity of the treatment plants is not enough to treat this volume of wastewater, and the construction of the fourth module is also in the plan, and the necessary follow-ups for its implementation are underway.

The CEO of West Azerbaijan Water and Sewerage, referring to the allocated credits of this department, said: This year, 350 billion Tomans have been allocated from the company's notified credits, from which the preparations for the implementation of the projects will begin.

The fourth rural treatment plant of West Azerbaijan will be opened this year in Khoi

He also said that 500 billion tomans of credit has been secured from Article 56 and three contractors have been planned to implement projects in areas without sewage network. These areas are prioritized to have sewage services.

Referring to the projects implemented in the field of rural sewage in the province, Najafi said: The wastewater treatment plant of War village in Khoy city was opened this year, which is the fourth rural treatment plant of the province.

He stated that the sewage network project of Badaki region is also being implemented with a physical progress of 10%, and added: The implementation of this project includes 33 kilometers of sewage collection network and 10 kilometers of transmission line with diameters of 600 and 1200 mm, which is proceeding according to the schedule with the initial estimate of 1,000 billion Rials.

Referring to the benefits of implementing this project, Najafi said: By using the project, 8,600 households will benefit from the services of a modern sewage collection and sanitary disposal network, which plays an effective role in improving health indicators, protecting the environment and improving the quality of life of citizens.

The CEO of West Azarbaijan Water and Sewerage Company also stated, referring to the financial resources of the project: the financing of the project is done from the facility of Article 56, and to complete the sewage network of Urmia city, the amount of 500 billion tomans of facilities is expected from this place.