AMMAN
— The excavation of new reservoirs, elimination of sediment at another
and maintenance work on a dam are underway in Badia, according to the Minister
of Agriculture, Khalid Al Hneifat.
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Hneifat said
Saturday that maintenance on the Jalat Dam in Al-Jizah District is underway, as
is work on a new excavated reservoir in Wadi Abu Al Awafi in the Southern
Badiah in Al Hassa district, which will have a total capacity of 86,000 cubic
meters, work is also underway on the elimination of 75,000 cubic meters of
sediment from the Middle
Badiah, according to Al-Ghad News.
The minister
said a future plan for the harvesting of water and the rehabilitation of dams
and excavations aims to increase water storage capacity to 67 million cubic
meters, following on Royal directives to rejuvenate the
agricultural sector.
A total of 30
excavations and dams at a cost of JD 2 million are planned across the country
by the Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with the Jordan Valley Authority,
with implementation starting from next year.
The aim is to
build as many dams and excavated reservoirs in the Badia and areas across the
Kingdom that are known for their agricultural production capacity.
The dams planned
include the Abu Khashabiyah Dam, with 150,000 cubic meter capacity, and the
Taxi Valley excavated reservoir, with a storage capacity topping 100,000 cubic
meters.
Hneifat said that
the water harvesting plan will provide water around the year, by storing the
largest amount possible of rain water, securing water for cattle so as to
increase both production capacity and income from agriculture, improving the
environment and grasslands, and feeding the underground water aquafers,
and reducing pressure on artesian wells.
The minister said that water harvesting is at the top of the ministry’s
priorities, in addition to proposing the expansion of dams and wells through
tenders in cooperation with international organization.
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