17:55 - 10.09.2018

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September 10, Fineko/abc.az.  According to the National Department for Hydrometeorology of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, currently, water richness holds 100-140% of decade norm in Quba-Khachmaz region rivers of Major Caucasus, 40-90% in Minor Caucasus rivers, 20-55% in Lankaran-Astara region rivers and 5% in Nakhchivan AR.

Current condition in the transit rivers

On September 10, 4cm increase in water level was issued in Giragkesemen settlement of Kura river. Currently water consumption holds 94m3/sec in the settlement, i.e 77% of decade norm (in 2017, 70m3/sec, i.e 58% of decade norm. No change in water level has been observed in Ayrichay settlement of Qanikh River. At present, water consumption hold 71m3/sec, i.e 97% of decade norm (in 2017, 10,5m3/sec, i.e 14% of decade norm).

Current condition in the downstream of Kura river

On September 10, no change in water level has been observed in the downstream of Kura River. In this regard, 4cm in Shirvan, 5cm in Banka, 2cm in Salyan, 51 cm decrease in Novruzlu settlement of Aras while no change in Surra.

At present, water level holds 339cm (on September 10, 2017, 324cm) in Surra settlement, 195cm (on September 10, 2017, 213) in Shirvan, 135cm (on September 10, 2017, 137cm) in Salyan, 187cm (on September 10, 2017, 177cm) in Banka, while 31cm (on September 10, 2017, 60cm) in Novruzlu settlement of Aras.