AMMAN —On Wednesday, Raed Abu Soud,
the Water and Irrigation Minister, and USAID Director Leslie Reed initiated the
third stage of the capital's water supply improvement project, connecting
nearly 55,000 Amman residents to the $4.3 million drinking facility.
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Al-Mamlaka TV reported that the
project aims to improve water supplies, reduce water loss, and provide the same
quantities for citizens' drinking needs. It also aims to reduce operational
costs to ensure the development, improvement, and implementation of new water
systems and water services for citizens.
He also stated that the Water
Authority of Jordan (WAJ) is focusing on accelerating the implementation of new
water systems to meet the increasing demand and addressing the areas that have
experienced shortages over previous years.
The project's completion comes
during the Kingdom’s Silver Jubilee celebrations. It is set to raise the level
of service provided to citizens in these areas through a shift to natural
streamlined pumping. This extends the lifespan of the networks and increases
the efficiency and fairness of water supply for multiple regions of Amman.
Abu Soud assured that WAJ will
continue its efforts to overcome the effects of increasing demand for water
across the Kingdom. He explained that the project involved the implementation
of 59km of ductile main lines with a diameter of 400mm – 150mm in addition to
polyethylene lines with a diameter of 180,125,630mm, saving roughly 1.1 million
cubic meters of water loss.
The areas that benefited from the
implementation of the project’s work within 813 days were Marka, Kherbet
Al-Souq, Quwaysimah, Zahran, Shafa Badran, Ayn Rabat, Yajouz, Uhud,
Al-Muwaqqar, Sahab, Wadi Al-Seer and Qastal.
The minister said that the US
government had funded improvements to the networks necessary to improve water
supply service, especially in areas with limited supply in the capital’s
government.
As for Reed, she said the project
was part of a more comprehensive initiative to ensure that areas across Amman
have continuous access to high-quality water services through enhanced water
infrastructure.
Cooperation in this project, as in
the case of many other projects supported by USAID, was a good example of the
partnership between the two countries, where the project had been designed,
implemented, and supervised by Jordanian companies.
Wael Al-Dwairi, the WAJ
Secretary-General, reviewed the progress and the completion of the project,
indicating that since 2023, some 55,000 Amman residents have benefited from the
project through the provision of about 1 million cubic meters of water, and
additional water connections will increase this number to 57,000 residents.
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