AMMAN — Director-General of the Jordan Water Company
Miyahuna Mohammad Al-Oran signed a $22.6 million grant agreement with
USAID representatives to finance a project aiming to reduce water losses in Amman and
Zarqa, thus saving approximately 3.6 million cubic meters per year, Al-Mamlaka
TV reported.
اضافة اعلان
The FARA9 project,
funded by USAID, endeavors to reduce water waste throughout Jordan, increase
the performance and efficiency of water resource use, and improve the
infrastructure of the water supply system, especially in areas covered by
Miyahuna services, in line with strategic visions for reducing water loss.
The government is fully aware of the magnitude of the challenges that the water sector faces. ...
Water and
Irrigation Minister
Mohammad Al-Najjar said that the government is fully aware
of the magnitude of the challenges that the water sector faces, the climate
instability, and the scarcity of potable water sources, which are declining
year after year as a result of the shrinking rainy seasons.
The water sector,
he said, has an ambitious plan to reduce water loss, following updates to the
national strategy, with the goal of decreasing loss by 1–2 percent annually, to
reach 25 percent by 2040.
The funding provided by
USAID through this agreement, $22.6 million, will be combined with a
contribution of $2.4 million from Miyahuna to work toward achieving the project
objectives over the next four years.
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