ANNEX 5. THE MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS

ANNEX 5. THE MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS

Chairman of the settlement municipality - Novruzov M.;

The settlement residents – Abdullayev Vasif, Aliyev Gulam, Khanmirzayev Akram, Aliyeva Tamilla, Aliyev Islam, Huseynov Akbar, Yaminov Yusif, Azimova Surayya, Mardanov Agasalim, Aliyev Sakit, Tagiyeva Vafa, Azimova Gunay.

Agenda: Information about the project component “Assessment of the impact on environment for the waste dumps rehabilitation/closure activities in the Bigger Baku area including the Balakhany solid waste landfill” implemented by ACEP Company in the framework of the “Integrated Solid Waste Management” project and conducting social survey among the settlement residents
The following participants spoke at the meeting:
Suleymanov Manaf, Expert spoke about the aims of the project and survey.
“Integrated Solid Waste Management” project supports the improvement of solid household waste management in the Baku city area, its achievement the international standards level. The project components are:
1. Rehabilitation and Management of the Balakhany Sold Household Waste Landfill. Improvement of operations carried out in the modern solid household waste landfills, prevention of these operations’ negative impact on the environment and closure and rehabilitation of dump sites that are not used.

2. Closure and cleaning of illegal dump sites. Abolition of all illegal dump sites and transportation of waste collected here to the Balakhany landfill or other landfills made formal, rehabilitation of areas.

3. Closure of Surakhany and Garadagh landfills, their improvement for continuation of their activities or changing into transfer points.

4. Provision of waste collection equipment for a number of districts in the Baku city area (provision of waste-carrying transport, containers, waste bins).
As a result of the implementation of this project, the significant positive changes will take place in Baku in the area of waste management, systematic transportation of waste will be achieved.
ACEP LLC Company has been entrusted to implement the project component “Assessment of the impact on environment for the waste dumps rehabilitation/closure activities in the Bigger Baku area including the Balakhany solid waste landfill” in the framework of the “Integrated Solid Waste Management” project
Environment and Social Impact Assessment document will consist of 3 parts:

1-Plan of mitigating measures with Tables containing the impact characteristics, mitigating measures, public responsibility, estimated expenditures and schedule of these measures performance; 2- Plan of the Environment monitoring; 3- Evaluation of the institutional capacity for the implementation of ESIA and the activities for the capacity building, if necessary.

The second issue is conducting a survey among the residents of your settlement and its aim is identifying waste collection and transportation problem in separate blocks of your settlement.

The presented questionnaire consists of 14 questions related to solid household waste. You are requested to kindly support us in the implementation of survey and participate in this survey.
Novruzov M, Chairman of the settlement municipality: The municipality pays monthly 500 AZN based on the agreement with Sabunchu Housing and Utilities Department for removal of waste of population living in the area of 2 mines (2 AZN are collected from each house). The main problem is absence of waste bins and transport.

One cannot see waste in the settlement centre, maybe only in the peripheries. The reason is that landfill # 1 of Baku is located in Balakhany. All waste carrying transports pass through this area. Besides, not all of them follow the rules of waste transportation. For this reason, the road sides to the landfill are full of waste.

In the ecological area, re-cultivation of land at the mine sites which are not used by the oil company in the settlement are carried out.
Questions - Contents of main questions are as follows:
1. Novruzov M :-Financial condition of the population is bad because the majority of the settlement’s residents are jobless. 70% of unemployed are young people. The enterprises that stopped the operation sent their workers on leave on their own account. All the worker of the plants and enterprises operating in the settlement’s area come from other places. Does the presented project mean opening new workplaces in the Balakhany landfill?
2. Aliyev G:- One of the project components will provide the necessary waste collection installations in a number of districts of Baku. Are the Sabunchu district and Balakhany settlements included in this list?
3. Yaminov Y:- The ecological condition of the settlement is very bad. On the one hand, pollution of the mine sites, on the other hand, the waste landfill, large quantity of household in the settlement area, absence of the centralized effluent line have a negative impact on the health of residents. Will the project expedite solution of any of these problems? Will the ecological committee of the municipality be involved in these activities?
4. Abdullayev V: The inner side of Balakhany has not been covered with asphalt, all the roads are covered with sand though there are 12 asphalt factories in the settlement. Does the reconstruction work in the landfill mean covering the roads with asphalt?
Suleymanov M., Expert answered all the questions
ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS:
1. New work places will be opened in newly built entities in the Balakhany landfill.
2. The Balakhany settlement is the first in the list of places that will be provided with the necessary waste collection equipment.
3. The ecological committees of the municipalities will be involved in the implementation of the ecological activities in settlements in the project framework.
4. Reconstruction work has started in the Balakhany landfill, the roads in the landfill area are repaired, covering the settlement roads with asphalt can be considered
MINUTES

of public discussions (debates) held in Binagadi settlement of the Sabunchu district

21.04.2011
Participants:
Experts of ACEP Company –Suleymanov Manaf and Garayev Asif

Chairman of the settlement municipality - Jabbarov R

Member of the settlement municipality – Abdullayev Fuad, Quluyev Azer, Qurbanov Tamerlan, Zeynalov Javanshir

The settlement residents – Mammedov Rəshid, Novruzov Eyvaz, Rasulzade Rauf, Salimova Gyultekin

The second issue is conducting a survey among the residents of your settlement and its aim is identifying waste collection and transportation problem in separate blocks of your settlement.

The presented questionnaire consists of 14 questions related to solid household waste. You are requested to kindly support us in the implementation of survey and participate in this survey.
Jabbarov R., Chairman of Binagadi settlement municipality: The Binagadi settlement municipality has done a lot for renovation and cleaning of the settlement from the ecological point of view. In the past, household waste transportation was the worst among the social problems in Binagadi settlement. In order to solve this problem, our municipality came forward with an initiative to establish a legal entity for collection of household waste, transportation, and implementation of other activities in this area; as a result “Bayaz-2010” LLC was established.

At present, “Bayaz-2010” LLC implements daily collection and transportation of household waste from blocks and houses. It is planned to install the equipment for effective recycling of solid household waste.

SOCAR re-cultivates grounds polluted with oil at the mine sites in the settlement.

A part of the settlement residents participate in today’s meeting and I hope that they will participate in the social survey.

2. The Binagadi settlement can be proposed for inclusion in a list for supply of waste collection equipment.

3. The ecological impact of waste landfill and information about their future activities can be printed.

4. The results of the social survey conducted in the settlements will be made public through the project site.

Chairman of the settlement municipality - Namazaliyev Nizami;

Member of the settlement municipality- Babayev SHahyar, Qurbanova Xayala, İsmayılov Ruslan, Dashdıyev Azer, Hyuseynova Qaranfil, Ahmedov Tural;

The settlement residents – Bayramov Seyfeddin, Valiyeva Zeynabxanım, Mammedov Vyuqar, Salmanova Vyusala, Hyuseynov Azer,

The second issue is conducting a survey among the residents of your settlement and its aim is identifying waste collection and transportation problem in separate blocks of your settlement.

The presented questionnaire consists of 14 questions related to solid household waste. You are requested to kindly support us in the implementation of survey and participate in this survey.
Namazaliyev N., Chairman of Garadagh settlement municipality: The role of Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan is very considerable in the development of the Garadagh district’s Lokbatan settlement. The communal services to the settlement residents are rendered by the Departments of Housing and Public Utilities (DHPU), including collection and transportation of solid household waste and the difficulties in this area are solved immediately. The main difficulty is a lack of waste bins and waste collecting transport.

The Garadagh solid household landfill is situated in the settlement and its closure or change into transfer point will lead to opening of new workplaces, improvement of the ecological situation.

A part of the settlement residents participate in today’s meeting and I hope that they will participate in the social survey.
QUESTIONS:
1. Namazaliyev N: One of the project components means closure of the Garadagh landfill, its improvement or changing into transfer point. What is recommended by the project?

2. Ismayilov R: Some districts of Baku will be provided with necessary waste collecting equipment. Are the Garadagh district and Lokbatan settlement Binagadi in that list?

3. Gurbanova Kh: How will the information got during the survey be used?

4. Bayramov S: Will the public proposals and recommendations be reflected in the environment and social environment impact document?
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS:
1. A question of the Garadahg landfill closure will be studied in the environment and social environment impact document. Its improvement or changing into transfer point is a matter of the future projects.

2. Inclusion of Garadagh district and Lokbatan settlement will be proposed.

3. Information got during the social survey will be used during the preparation of recommendations.

4. The proposals and recommendations received from 5 settlements will be used in the environment and social environment impact document.

Chairman of the settlement municipality - Babayev Elnur Arif o.

Member of the settlement municipality – Gafarov Emin, Ibrahimov Gabil, Melikov Vagif, Mammedova Saida, Rahimov Agasaf

The settlement residents – Nagıyev Syulhaddin, Bayramov Bahadır, Hyuseynov Nizami, Zakiyev Rafig

The second issue is conducting a survey among the residents of your settlement and its aim is identifying waste collection and transportation problem in separate blocks of your settlement.

The presented questionnaire consists of 14 questions related to solid household waste. You are requested to kindly support us in the implementation of survey and participate in this survey.
Babayev Elnur, Chairman of Yeni Surakhany settlement municipality: Yeni Surakhany settlement is the youngest among the Surakhany district settlements (was founded in 1930-1936). Approximately 61% of the administrative area is unpopulated and the ecological situation there is very bad. In order to improve the ecological situation there, the work on renovation and draining the lakes formed at the mine site started together with SOCAR.

In order to improve the quality of communal services to the population, DHPU # 16 was established by SOCAR and the problems with collecting and transporting solid household waste lessened. Solid household waste landfill is located in the Surakhany district. But as its activities ceased, waste is transported to the Balakhany landfill. The ecological commission of the municipality keeps under control the cleaning work.

2. Yeni Surakhany settlement can be recommended for inclusion in a list for the supply of necessary waste collecting equipment.

3. The information about the ecological impact of waste landfills can be printed.

MINUTES

of public debates held in Shuvalan settlement of the Khazar district
06.04.2011