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Oil extraction areas on Zabrat Road are hidden behind fences. The renovation of these walls was included in the decoration work carried out in Baku on the eve of COP29. Azerbaijan, which is dependent on oil, wants to host an environmental event and show itself ambitious for the transition to green politics. While the central streets of the city are decorated with greenery, in the heart of the Oil industry - among the bores, people live in damp houses covered with fuel oil, with strong odors and the risk of disease. There is no sewage system in Zabrat 6th mine. Residents installed pipes to their houses by retail method at their own expense. Periodic rains bring fuel oil to their doorsteps. They cannot remove the smell of fuel oil from their lungs and the stain from their homes. Residents living in the Zabrat 6 mine report that they have been told for years that they will be relocated from oil-contaminated areas. However, no final decision on relocation is made. Residents living in undocumented housing are not allowed to repair their damp-damaged homes. According to the information of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, based on the inventory, it was revealed that approximately 1000 hectares of land in Absheron is contaminated with oil. The most polluted areas are Balakhani, Surakhani, Sabunchu. Last year, Rasim Sattarzadeh, adviser to the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, said in a statement to the media that it was proposed to the government to prepare a new state program for the period 2024-2030 for cleaning up oil-contaminated lands in Baku.