Abdul Malik Al-Hamzi, Deputy General Manager and Director of Planning and International Cooperation at the Public Drinking Water Establishment in Hama, explained that the establishment has implemented and is implementing a large number of rehabilitation projects for drinking water in various parts of the province. This includes installing mechanical and electrical equipment for wells, solar energy systems for operation, as well as rehabilitating drinking water networks and tanks and carrying out periodic maintenance with the aim of improving access to drinking water for subscribers in all benefiting residential areas.
Al-Hamzi 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, Tal Ada, Dayr Al-Ajul, Al-Sa'n, Barkan, Masa'dah, Mas'oud, Taybat Al-Turki, Rasm Al-Ahmar, Tal Al-Albawi, Al-Rahiyah, and Al-Hawijah.
He mentioned that the establishment recently completed the rehabilitation and reinvestment of projects in Kokab and Baarin using solar energy, in addition to rehabilitating the water networks of Qal'at Al-Madiq and the village of Al-Shari'ah in the Al-Ghab area, as well as restarting and investing in several projects in Kafr Nabbouda, Kafr Zita, Al-Latamneh, and Atshan.
In Hama city, the establishment is carrying out periodic maintenance and replacing parts of the drinking water network in neighborhoods such as Sheikh Anbar, Al-Hawarnah, Bab Qibli, as well as the town of Harbnafsah. It has completed the replacement of the drinking water network in the Ma'sha Al-Furusiya neighborhood to prevent contamination and ensure water access for subscribers.
Al-Hamzi clarified 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 and clean water, reducing waterborne diseases from using unmonitored water, contributing to the stability of residents and their return to their villages and towns.
He also mentioned that the establishment is working on rehabilitating projects destroyed by the previous regime, especially in the eastern, northern, and northwestern countryside. Necessary studies have been prepared for the rehabilitation of projects in Al-Umqiya, Qleidin, Tal Huwash, Al-Sahariya, Lahaya, Ma'arikba, Al-Kabariya, Qasr Ibn Wardan, Al-Samariya, and Ma'saran, and they are being implemented in cooperation with donor organizations, from the establishment's allocations, or in coordination with popular work committees, considering that the drinking water project is the cornerstone of rebuilding any town and ensuring the return of displaced people to their villages and towns.