AMMAN —
The
Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) and USAID on Tuesday signed a $10.45 million
agreement to upgrade 12km of the northern section of King Abdullah Canal and
reduce water loss, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
اضافة اعلان
USAID will contribute $9.5 million to the three-year
project, while the JVA will contribute $950,000. JVA Secretary-General Manar
Mahasneh and USAID acting mission director Margaret Spears signed the project
agreement.
The
King Abdullah Canal
loses approximately 25.4 percent of its water to leaks, illegal usage, and
evaporation. The project aims to reduce this water loss, improve water resource
efficiency, and upgrade the infrastructure of the water network, with the
ultimate goal of providing 3.3 million cubic meters of water per year for
drinking and irrigation and repairing distribution lines and irrigation
networks.
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