President Ilham Aliyev Reviews Newly Produced Municipal Waste Collection Vehicles

Baku, The Gulf Observer: On March 2, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev familiarized himself with newly manufactured household waste collection vehicles at the courtyard of the Baku Expo Center.

The vehicles were produced at the Ganja Automobile Plant on the order of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan and will be distributed to various cities and districts across the country to strengthen municipal services.

Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Rashad Ismayilov and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Ganja Automobile Plant Khanlar Fatiyev briefed the head of state on the scope and implementation of the project.

Under the initiative, a total of 70 municipal waste collection vehicles, each with a capacity of 22 cubic meters, have been manufactured. The vehicles are scheduled to be dispatched from two assembly locations — in front of the Expo Center in Baku and at the courtyard of the automobile plant in Ganja — to 58 cities and districts across Azerbaijan.

The foundation of the Ganja Automobile Plant was laid in 1986 on the initiative of National Leader Heydar Aliyev. In 2004, upon the instruction of President Ilham Aliyev, the production facility commenced operations.

Currently, the plant employs nearly 500 workers, contributing to the development of domestic industrial capacity and supporting the country’s municipal infrastructure modernization efforts.