Amélioration de l'eau potable à Hama.. Nouveaux projets avec des technologies solaires et rénovation complète.

Abdul Malik Al-Hamzi, Deputy General Manager and Director of Planning and International Cooperation at the General Establishment of Drinking Water in Hama, explained that the institution 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 water networks and tanks and carrying out periodic maintenance with the aim of improving access to drinking water for subscribers in all benefiting population centers.

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, Tel Adda, Dayr Al-Ajul, Al-Sa'n, Barkan, Masa'dah, 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 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-Sharia 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 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 Harbafsah. 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, and contributing to the stability of residents and their return to their villages and towns.

He also mentioned 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 the rehabilitation of projects in Al-Amqiya, Qleidin, Tel Huwash, Al-Sahriya, Lahaya, Ma'arkabah, Al-Kabariya, Qasr Ibn Wardan, Al-Samriya, 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, considering that the drinking water project is the cornerstone in rebuilding any town and ensuring the return of displaced people to their villages and towns.