Improving drinking water in Hama.. New projects with solar energy technologies and comprehensive restoration.

Abdul Malik Al-Hamwi, Deputy General Manager and Director of Planning and International Cooperation at the General Establishment of Drinking Water in Hama, clarified that the institution has implemented and is implementing a large number of rehabilitation projects for drinking water in various parts of the province. These projects include installing mechanical and electrical equipment for wells, solar energy systems for operation, as well as rehabilitating water networks and tanks and conducting maintenance work to improve access to drinking water for subscribers in all benefiting communities. Al-Hamwi pointed out that the ongoing projects include equipping wells and installing solar energy systems in areas such as Nisaf, Wadi Al-Ayoun, Shat'ha, Kafr Zita, Tel Adda, Deir Al-Ajel, Al-Sa'n, Barkan, Masa'da, Mas'oud, Taybat Al-Turki, Rasm Al-Ahmar, Tel Al-Albawi, Al-Rahiyah, and Al-Hawijah. He mentioned that the institution recently completed the rehabilitation and reinvestment of solar-powered projects in Kokab and Baarin, as well as the rehabilitation of the water networks in Qal'at Al-Madiq and Al-Shari'ah villages in the Al-Ghab area. It also reactivated and reinvested in several projects in Kafr Nabboudeh, Kafr Zita, Al-Latamneh, and Atshan. In Hama city, the institution is carrying out maintenance work and replacing parts of the drinking water network in neighborhoods such as Sheikh Anbar, Al-Hawarnah, Bab Qubli, as well as the town of Harbinafsah. It has completed the replacement of the drinking water network in the Al-Furusiya common area to prevent contamination and ensure water access for subscribers. Al-Hamwi explained that the cost of the projects varies depending on the nature of the project and the required quantities, with an estimated cost of tens of billions of Syrian pounds. He emphasized the importance of these projects in improving the drinking water situation for citizens, providing access to safe water, reducing waterborne diseases, and contributing to the stability of residents and their return to their villages and towns. He also noted that the institution is working on rehabilitating projects destroyed by the previous regime, especially in the eastern, northern, and northwestern countryside. Necessary studies have been prepared for projects in Al-Umqiya, Qleidin, Tel Huwash, Al-Sahriyah, Lahaya, Maarkabah, Al-Kabariyah, Qasr Ibn Wardan, Al-Samriyah, and Ma'saran, and they are being implemented in cooperation with donor organizations, from the institution's allocations, or in coordination with popular work committees. He considered the drinking water project as the cornerstone of rebuilding any town and ensuring the return of displaced people to their villages and towns.