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[00:00:00] Welcome. The General Secretariat of the Presidency of
[00:00:03] the Republic issued a decision to set daily official working hours
[00:00:10] populated neighborhoods. this option imposes. for public administrative bodies from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, starting from
[00:00:13] the first of next month. The Secretariat stated
[00:00:16] in its decision that public
[00:00:19] witnessed in economic bodies whose nature
[00:00:22] to buy tankers and rely on of work requires continuous work will determine
[00:00:25] working hours, start and
[00:00:28] burdens specifically, on end times, and shift organization This adds additional burdens, according to their special regulations
[00:00:32] and as required by the public
[00:00:34] interest.
[00:00:43] that affected the southern governorates areas. The Under the patronage of Hama University and in cooperation with the Anti-Narcotics Department, the comprehensive awareness campaign "Syria
[00:00:47] Without Drugs" was launched through a series of seminars
[00:00:50] and awareness activities lasting three days
[00:00:53] and targeting students from various university faculties.
[00:00:57] and extraction operations,
[00:00:58] reliance on electricity The campaign aims to raise awareness among young people
[00:01:01] let's say, primarily on about the dangers of drugs and their repercussions,
[00:01:04] which makes any power outage or malfunction and to promote a culture of prevention and confrontation of this scourge, in addition to
[00:01:07] introducing the legal and humanitarian guarantees that ensure
[00:01:11] complete confidentiality and exemption from punishment for anyone who
[00:01:15] voluntarily comes forward to seek treatment
[00:01:21] this also and recovery. distribution and well The Deputy Resident Representative of the
[00:01:24] United Nations Development Program in Syria, Ruhi Afghani, stated that
[00:01:27] more than 16
[00:01:30] and a half million people are in need of humanitarian
[00:01:33] assistance in Syria, which makes investment in recovery
[00:01:37] and development an urgent
[00:01:39] networks, and this is
[00:01:39] the public necessity in light of the decline in humanitarian funding.
[00:01:42] For her part, the Deputy Representative of UNICEF in Syria,
[00:01:46] cause malfunctions Laurence Ondo, confirmed that the return of more than two million internally
[00:01:49] displaced people and 1.8 million refugees to Syria since
[00:01:53] liberation imposes additional pressure on services, which
[00:01:56] and towns. The necessitates expanding partnerships with the private sector in light
[00:02:00] of the insufficiency of humanitarian funding alone to meet
[00:02:06] severity of the problem increases needs. The Civil Defense warned of the danger
[00:02:10] of war remnants being swept into other areas that were relatively
[00:02:14] safe, as a result of the rains and floods that the desert
[00:02:17] and other areas witnessed recently. The Civil
[00:02:20] Defense explained that rains, floods and inundations can
[00:02:24] lead to the drifting of unexploded war remnants
[00:02:29] proportions in the to other areas that were relatively safe, which poses a direct threat
[00:02:33] to civilian lives, warning civilians not to
[00:02:36] touch suspicious objects or move
[00:02:39] them, and to immediately leave the place
[00:02:43] and warn
[00:02:44] others.
[00:02:48] Units from the Military Engineering Department of the Ministry
[00:02:51] of Defense began a comprehensive field survey along the route
[00:02:54] of the Deir ez-Zor
[00:02:57] high-altitude neighborhoods, and perhaps Damascus highway project. This step comes in response to a formal
[00:03:00] request from the Ministry of Transport with the aim of assessing the area
[00:03:03] surrounding the route
[00:03:06] there is also in the of the planned road in preparation for securing the area
[00:03:09] faults and breaks and ensuring the safety of works lines, Mustafa. In related to the implementation
[00:03:12] of the project.
[00:03:16] And this also affects This concludes the one o'clock briefing. Thank you
[00:03:19] for your kind viewing. Until
[00:03:27] depend on agriculture. And also in the residents are waiting for this next time.
[00:03:36] in the agriculture sector, as this
[00:03:36] water
[00:03:58] compared to what was used in
[00:04:18] But I want to stop with you in
[00:04:23] that occurred. There are a large number of
[00:04:48] and most of its residents depend on
[00:04:53] Hello, dear viewers, to wells and today's correspondents' tour.
[00:04:56] In our first segment, we discuss the issue of water
[00:05:00] scarcity in a number of governorates. The suffering
[00:05:03] of the residents from water scarcity and the difficulty
[00:05:06] of securing it in a number of areas continues, as
[00:05:10] their daily needs. This residents of the Jadidat Artouz Al-Fadl cluster
[00:05:12] in the Damascus countryside face delays in water reaching their homes
[00:05:16] amid increasing population density, dry
[00:05:19] wells, power outages, and rising prices of
[00:05:23] tankers. Meanwhile, challenges to securing
[00:05:26] water continue in Aleppo and Daraa amid
[00:05:29] demands to improve the water supply situation.
[00:05:32] In our second segment, we address the issue of rehabilitating
[00:05:35] health facilities. Efforts
[00:05:38] to rehabilitate the health sector in a
[00:05:42] number of governorates continue with the return of Al-Nour Hospital to service
[00:05:45] in Deir Ezzor and the recovery of Al-Nashabiyah Hospital's
[00:05:49] readiness, as part of improving medical services
[00:05:52] and enhancing the capacity of health
[00:05:54] facilities to receive patients. Welcome.
[00:05:57] بكم
[00:06:06] The residents of Jadidat Artouz Al-Fadl in the Damascus countryside
[00:06:10] suffer from the problem of water scarcity and
[00:06:12] delayed delivery to homes. This crisis is due to
[00:06:16] increased population density, power
[00:06:19] outages, dry wells, and
[00:06:22] the high prices of tankers.
[00:06:24] We continue.
[00:06:31] When time is measured in the homes of Jadidat Al-Fadl in the Damascus countryside by the slow
[00:06:34] dripping of water, it takes the entire
[00:06:38] morning to secure water. This is the situation of Uncle
[00:06:41] Hisham, who exhausts his time and effort
[00:06:44] to get drinking water. The issue
[00:06:47] is that the water here is not suitable for drinking. It's suitable
[00:06:51] for drinking and everything else. It's just that the water coming to
[00:06:55] the houses is not suitable for drinking, but it's suitable
[00:06:58] for washing, cleaning, and such things. And every five, seven, eight,
[00:07:02] ten days, it comes once. We have a water
[00:07:05] crisis, its roots are in the vital
[00:07:08] Youssef Al-Azma project, which is based on 14
[00:07:11] wells. Seven wells have completely dried up, and three
[00:07:15] wells need maintenance, while productivity is limited
[00:07:17] to four others that operate
[00:07:21] in rotation between partial and full, extending
[00:07:24] the water delivery cycle from eight to
[00:07:27] 12 days. Most residents fill their tanks
[00:07:31] at their own expense. I average filling it every week for
[00:07:35] 100,000. Between a residential sector
[00:07:38] whose population has doubled significantly in recent
[00:07:42] years, and a project whose most
[00:07:45] wells have malfunctioned, residents remain suspended between delayed water
[00:07:49] and the cost of tankers that burden pockets. A reality
[00:07:53] that places the concerned authorities before a direct
[00:07:56] responsibility to find solutions. The solution
[00:08:00] is to dig a well. We have a well digging project. Of course,
[00:08:03] the Quneitra Water Establishment is currently working on digging
[00:08:07] a well in the Youssef Al-Azma project, in addition
[00:08:11] to replacing the dilapidated network
[00:08:14] in the community.
[00:08:17] In this context, the Quneitra Water Establishment continues
[00:08:20] its efforts to carry out emergency repairs to the network,
[00:08:23] in addition to maintaining a well and operating
[00:08:27] at maximum capacity within available
[00:08:30] capabilities. Behind this shortage are many reasons:
[00:08:33] continuous power outages have made operation
[00:08:37] with a generator costly. In addition to that, the nature
[00:08:40] of the sulfuric water, which is not potable and which
[00:08:44] in turn drains the pumps due to frequent
[00:08:47] maintenance, along with a large population
[00:08:50] increase that has doubled water consumption.
[00:08:53] Between the suffering of the residents and the efforts of the concerned authorities,
[00:08:56] Jadidat Al-Fadl stands today before an urgent
[00:09:00] humanitarian entitlement. Water is not just a service,
[00:09:04] but it is the lifeline and a right that cannot
[00:09:07] wait. Mohammed Tantawi, Syrian News,
[00:09:11] Damascus countryside. Regarding this file, I welcome
[00:09:14] the network of Syrian News correspondents from Damascus, Yazan
[00:09:17] Al-Bayya', and from Daraa also Mohammed Al-Ghazzawi, and Diana
[00:09:21] Gumbaz joins us directly from Aleppo. I will start with
[00:09:25] you, Yazan. Let's stand together on the main reasons
[00:09:28] for water scarcity in Jadidat
[00:09:31] Artouz.
[00:09:35] Yes, the water supply crisis continues in a number of areas
[00:09:39] of Damascus and its countryside, with increasing complaints
[00:09:42] from residents about the delay in water reaching their homes
[00:09:46] and the irregularity of supply programs
[00:09:49] in light of the decline in water resources and increased demand
[00:09:53] for them, of course, in parallel with challenges related
[00:09:55] to electricity, infrastructure, and pumping
[00:09:59] and distribution networks. Of course, the Jadidat
[00:10:03] Artouz Al-Fadl area in the Damascus countryside
[00:10:06] is one of the areas experiencing
[00:10:09] this suffering, as residents complain about
[00:10:13] the delay in water reaching for long periods
[00:10:16] and sometimes the insufficiency of the quantities that reach
[00:10:19] homes to meet
[00:10:23] leads many families to rely
[00:10:26] on private tankers, despite the additional
[00:10:30] financial burdens that
[00:10:33] Of course, these complaints come at
[00:10:36] a time when water sources supplying
[00:10:40] a number of areas in the Damascus countryside
[00:10:43] face increasing challenges, most notably the drop
[00:10:46] in the level of the Rimeh water source by about
[00:10:49] 25 meters from its natural average,
[00:10:52] which is a source that supplies areas of Jadidat Artouz,
[00:10:56] Jadidat Al-Fadl, and Qatana, which has reflected
[00:10:59] on the water supply situation in these
[00:11:04] problem is not limited to the decline in the level of water
[00:11:08] sources, as other factors intervene,
[00:11:12] primarily the low rainfall rates during
[00:11:15] past seasons and the decline
[00:11:18] in groundwater reserves, in addition to the heavy
[00:11:23] to operate wells and pumping stations,
[00:11:29] directly affect the hours
[00:11:31] of water reaching homes. Of course,
[00:11:34] in Jadidat Artouz Al-Fadl, specifically,
[00:11:37] the problem appears more
[00:11:40] clearly for residents who find themselves
[00:11:43] facing continuous difficulty in organizing their
[00:11:47] daily needs. Of course, in light of the inability
[00:11:50] to predict water arrival
[00:11:54] times or the quantities
[00:11:57] that can be obtained during each
[00:12:00] pumping cycle, the water that is supposed to arrive through
[00:12:04] network is not enough in some
[00:12:08] cases to fill household tanks, which forces
[00:12:11] residents to look for alternative sources, either by
[00:12:15] buying water in tankers or relying
[00:12:18] on additional storage methods, at a time
[00:12:21] when these costs constitute an additional burden on
[00:12:25] families, especially low-income
[00:12:28] families. Of course, the
[00:12:31] with the high population density and,
[00:12:35] let's say, the urban expansion that
[00:12:38] the region has witnessed, where water needs
[00:12:42] have become greater than the capacity of some existing supply sources
[00:12:45] and networks to provide them regularly,
[00:12:48] which raises questions about the adequacy of the existing
[00:12:52] infrastructure for the actual
[00:12:55] needs of the population. Of course, in other
[00:12:58] areas of the Damascus countryside, the scene does
[00:13:02] not seem much different, as complaints
[00:13:05] of weak supply and delayed water turns
[00:13:09] recur in Sahnaya, Artouz, Kisweh,
[00:13:12] Qatana, Tal, and many villages of Eastern
[00:13:15] and Western Ghouta, with varying reasons
[00:13:18] and challenges from one region to another.
[00:13:21] Of course, in some areas, the problem is related
[00:13:25] to weak water pumping and its failure to reach
[00:13:29] high-lying neighborhoods. Of course, in other areas, it is related to technical
[00:13:34] in networks or to the insufficiency of wells
[00:13:37] and available supply sources to meet
[00:13:41] the increasing demand. As for
[00:13:44] the city of Damascus, despite its reliance on
[00:13:47] main sources, primarily the
[00:13:50] Figeh spring and the Barada spring, some
[00:13:54] neighborhoods still face variations in
[00:13:57] water arrival times due to a set of
[00:14:01] technical factors related to the state of networks,
[00:14:04] the diameters of transmission and distribution lines, topography,
[00:14:08] and in addition to population pressure.
[00:14:11] Hmm. I will move to
[00:14:14] you, Mohammed, in Daraa. The problem of illegal wells
[00:14:18] seems
[00:14:20] very clear. Where has the problem of illegal
[00:14:23] wells in Daraa reached, and what about
[00:14:26] the upcoming rainy season and water security in Daraa? What are
[00:14:30] the expectations?
[00:14:36] Yes, Mustafa, the problem in Daraa is divided into two parts. The first
[00:14:39] part is the drilling of illegal wells, which has increased significantly
[00:14:43] during the past years as a result of the chaos
[00:14:48] illegal wells. This prompted the governorate, the Water Directorate,
[00:14:52] the Irrigation Directorate, and the Water Establishment to
[00:14:55] activate inspection campaigns
[00:14:59] and close some illegal wells
[00:15:01] that were drilled on the main water front that used
[00:15:05] to supply the main supply lines, especially in the Ash'ari
[00:15:08] station, whose level decreased from 300 from
[00:15:12] 1200 cubic meters per hour to 300 cubic meters. This
[00:15:15] negatively affected the distribution of water to the villages
[00:15:19] and towns that this main station used to supply,
[00:15:22] especially in the western Daraa countryside. This problem is
[00:15:26] considered the biggest and main problem in
[00:15:29] the scarcity of water sources, especially since Daraa depends on groundwater
[00:15:33] and the groundwater reserve, which has become clear as a result of studies
[00:15:36] and as a result of some information about which we have prepared
[00:15:40] many reports during the past period regarding
[00:15:43] water scarcity in some areas and some towns, which is a varying
[00:15:47] percentage, Mustafa. It varies from one area to another, and there are villages that do not receive
[00:15:51] water, and there are villages that receive
[00:15:54] water in very small quantities, which forces residents
[00:15:59] tankers and other sources.
[00:16:03] financial
[00:16:06] citizens, as the price of a tanker reaches nearly 25,000
[00:16:10] old Syrian pounds, Mustafa. But the other issue
[00:16:13] or problem is the climate change occurring in Daraa
[00:16:17] governorate and as a result of the drought
[00:16:21] in recent years, it led to a decrease in groundwater
[00:16:24] levels in the southern governorates, especially Daraa governorate. This prompted
[00:16:28] the concerned authorities, especially the Irrigation Directorate
[00:16:32] and the Water Establishment, to take strict measures
[00:16:35] regarding illegal wells, whose number exceeded
[00:16:39] 30,000 wells that have been drilled. This negatively affected
[00:16:42] the decrease in levels. We are actually talking about villages that do not receive water
[00:16:46] at all; it is impossible for water to reach them. Here I am talking about
[00:16:49] the city of Nawa, which is the largest city or the largest rural area in
[00:16:53] Daraa governorate, where the population exceeds 100,000 people. This city
[00:16:57] relies, its residents rely
[00:17:00] on tankers, and perhaps a person waits or a
[00:17:03] family waits a week
[00:17:06] or more for
[00:17:15] Mustafa, there is also, as a result of the past years of war, during
[00:17:18] the former regime, there is also dilapidated infrastructure
[00:17:22] for the water network, and this led to,
[00:17:25] meaning there are major malfunctions that led to the unfair
[00:17:28] distribution of water to homes and residential neighborhoods in
[00:17:32] some villages. Here I take as an example the city of Sheikh Maskin. There
[00:17:36] are many violations that have occurred on
[00:17:39] water lines, and there are also encroachments
[00:17:42] on the water network, and there is deterioration in the main
[00:17:46] water lines, which prompted the water unit in that
[00:17:50] city to dig more wells
[00:17:53] and build new pumping stations
[00:17:56] to distribute water at a rate that covers 60% of
[00:17:59] the residents of this city. But this situation and water scarcity
[00:18:03] are distributed in varying
[00:18:06] villages and towns in Daraa governorate. However, there are efforts
[00:18:10] being made by Daraa governorate to follow
[00:18:13] up on this phenomenon to limit or to
[00:18:17] limit the drilling of illegal wells and also to deliver
[00:18:20] water fairly to the civilians there or the citizens
[00:18:24] in some villages. There are efforts
[00:18:27] by the Water Establishment to establish
[00:18:30] new wells, perhaps, or to
[00:18:34] convert some wells within the organizational plan into main
[00:18:37] water networks so that they can be distributed fairly to residents in residential
[00:18:41] neighborhoods, and also to repair some main supply
[00:18:46] fact, Daraa is one of the governorates that suffers. There is
[00:18:50] a clear threat, or the alarm bell is ringing
[00:18:53] in the governorate regarding groundwater scarcity,
[00:18:57] and we hope that
[00:19:01] new rainy season to have new rains
[00:19:05] that will raise water levels and also
[00:19:08] limit waste and extravagance of water
[00:19:13] sector was the most water-consuming sector this
[00:19:17] year due to the cultivation of some
[00:19:21] vegetables and some crops without adhering to the agricultural
[00:19:24] calendar and consuming a large amount of water, Mustafa.
[00:19:27] Hmm. I will turn to you, Dian. We
[00:19:30] want to talk about water security in Aleppo. Is there
[00:19:34] a varying percentage in
[00:19:38] water delivery to residents
[00:19:41] in Aleppo city? What are the problems
[00:19:44] facing water networks there? Just tell
[00:19:48] us in general about the water
[00:19:51] situation in Aleppo. Yes, indeed. Some
[00:19:55] neighborhoods in Aleppo city suffer from scarcity
[00:19:59] of drinking water, especially densely
[00:20:01] populated neighborhoods such as Salah al-Din and
[00:20:05] Hayy al-Dawla, al-Jamilia, and al-Sakhou. These
[00:20:08] neighborhoods truly suffer from pumping
[00:20:11] operations in these neighborhoods,
[00:20:14] and also the high-altitude neighborhoods in Aleppo city, such as Hayy
[00:20:18] al-Iza'a and Hayy al-Jabidiya. These
[00:20:22] two neighborhoods also suffer as a result of
[00:20:25] their location in a relatively high area.
[00:20:29] And naturally, pumping operations are
[00:20:32] weak, naturally, as residents in these
[00:20:35] neighborhoods say.
[00:20:38] And due to the elevation of these two neighborhoods, residents
[00:20:41] suffer greatly from
[00:20:45] pumping operations and water reaching tanks, especially
[00:20:48] for those who live in homes that are perhaps
[00:20:52] high in tall residential buildings,
[00:20:55] in addition to the neighborhoods I
[00:20:58] mentioned, the densely
[00:21:00] In reality, this
[00:21:03] ongoing suffering, despite the repair
[00:21:06] operations that we past
[00:21:10] periods for water
[00:21:13] pumps, and also at the city level
[00:21:16] and the governorate level in general, residents
[00:21:20] demand a radical solution to this
[00:21:23] problem, and that is by
[00:21:26] intensifying pressure continuously. Currently,
[00:21:30] these neighborhoods witness water arrival
[00:21:33] only two days a week, and this is what
[00:21:37] residents consider a very small
[00:21:40] percentage compared
[00:21:42] to western neighborhoods, and
[00:21:46] it pushes residents to buy water
[00:21:49] for drinking alone, and water
[00:21:52] for household needs. On another
[00:21:56] side, and that is buying
[00:21:58] tankers at high
[00:22:01] prices, and some others, those who can
[00:22:05] or have a medium income, store large
[00:22:08] quantities, and
[00:22:11] affects neighbors and affects
[00:22:14] the rest of the residents in these
[00:22:17] two neighborhoods. What are the reasons and what are the factors? In reality,
[00:22:21] the Water Establishment suffers primarily from dilapidated
[00:22:25] infrastructure for water
[00:22:29] at the forefront. And also frequent
[00:22:32] power outages can
[00:22:36] and problems in pumps in many cases,
[00:22:40] and this forces the establishment or the establishment to
[00:22:44] stop pumping sometimes for maintenance
[00:22:47] and repair operations. In addition to this,
[00:22:51] there are pump repair operations, and there is
[00:22:54] continuous and periodic maintenance and plans
[00:22:57] in place to address this file.
[00:23:00] And naturally, these
[00:23:04] repair operations require perhaps
[00:23:07] changes in pumping times
[00:23:10] and reduction at certain times.
[00:23:13] However, the urgent need at the present
[00:23:17] time is limited to these neighborhoods that I
[00:23:20] mentioned, and as for the other
[00:23:23] neighborhoods, perhaps they receive better than
[00:23:26] what the neighborhoods I mentioned witness, such as the
[00:23:29] A'zamiyah, Saif al-Dawla, al-Sakhou,
[00:23:32] and many other surrounding neighborhoods.
[00:23:35] These neighborhoods naturally
[00:23:38] witness high population density.
[00:23:42] And in some neighborhoods, they are
[00:23:47] water does not reach them sufficiently and in parallel with the rest
[00:23:51] of the neighborhoods in Aleppo city. At the rural level,
[00:23:56] southern countryside, in the al-Eis and al-Firar
[00:24:00] area surrounding it, also suffering from drinking
[00:24:03] water scarcity.
[00:24:06] residents and also agricultural operations in that
[00:24:10] area. It is an area
[00:24:13] whose residents largely
[00:24:17] the northern countryside, such as the cities of Azaz
[00:24:21] and Afrin, sometimes witness
[00:24:26] scarcity. And if we want to talk about
[00:24:29] the western countryside,
[00:24:32] the surrounding villages may sometimes
[00:24:36] also witness water scarcity for drinking, and that is due to the factors
[00:24:40] I mentioned, and perhaps to
[00:24:43] the issue of fuel, which has greatly affected
[00:24:47] the operation of pumping
[00:24:50] stations or pressure stations
[00:24:53] significantly. Yes, Mustafa, I will return
[00:24:57] to you, Yazan. There are various problems
[00:25:00] regarding the delivery of drinking water to residents and people in several
[00:25:04] Syrian governorates.
[00:25:08] the Damascus countryside to discuss the proposed solutions that the General Water
[00:25:12] Establishment and the Damascus
[00:25:15] countryside governorate are working on. What are the proposed
[00:25:18] solutions that the General Water Establishment
[00:25:22] here is working on?
[00:25:26] Yes, first of all, regarding
[00:25:29] the proposed solutions, the first
[00:25:32] is to provide guidance
[00:25:35] to residents in all areas, whether in Damascus or its
[00:25:39] countryside, which is rationing
[00:25:41] and having a rationing
[00:25:44] program for all neighborhoods
[00:25:48] and areas in the Damascus countryside.
[00:25:51] When rationing is implemented, the water
[00:25:55] program is distributed fairly
[00:25:58] and sequentially to some areas,
[00:26:02] or rather to areas in the Damascus countryside. Also,
[00:26:06] setting operating hours
[00:26:08] for pumps, i.e., well
[00:26:11] pumps for areas in the Damascus countryside.
[00:26:15] Today, one of the issues that imposes itself
[00:26:18] in this context is also
[00:26:21] the issue of wells. This issue
[00:26:24] is also related to unlicensed wells in the Damascus
[00:26:28] countryside, where journalistic reports
[00:26:31] speak of the existence of about 50,000
[00:26:35] unlicensed wells, compared to about 400
[00:26:39] licensed wells, according to estimates
[00:26:42] in published investigations. Of course, these
[00:26:45] figures open the door to questions
[00:26:48] related to the extent of depletion that groundwater
[00:26:52] is subjected to and the ability
[00:26:55] of the concerned authorities to control drilling
[00:27:00] especially in areas that depend,
[00:27:04] wells to secure drinking water and agricultural
[00:27:07] uses. Also, among the proposed solutions is
[00:27:11] closing unlicensed wells. This
[00:27:14] is also considered a radical solution. As some areas
[00:27:18] in the Damascus countryside have witnessed local disputes related to water
[00:27:23] utilization, including what happened in the town of Ain Minin
[00:27:27] last summer when a number of residents objected to
[00:27:30] works related to one of the water sources amid fears
[00:27:34] of its impact on the town's water share.
[00:27:38] This reflects the extent of sensitivity that the water
[00:27:41] file represents for residents.
[00:27:44] Of course, in light of limited
[00:27:47] resources and high needs,
[00:27:51] it also emphasizes the importance of clear and fair
[00:27:53] mechanisms for distributing water among regions
[00:27:59] suffering of residents is not limited to delayed water arrival
[00:28:02] and irregular pumping programs, but also extends
[00:28:06] to the clear disparity in supply quantities
[00:28:10] between neighborhoods and even between houses within
[00:28:13] the same area. That is, while some families manage to get
[00:28:16] enough quantities for their needs
[00:28:19] during the pumping cycle, water does not reach other houses, or
[00:28:23] arrives with weak pressure that does not allow filling
[00:28:26] tanks, especially in high-rise buildings
[00:28:29] and areas far from the main supply
[00:28:32] lines. Let me move to Mohammed
[00:28:36] to also discuss the permanent solutions that Daraa
[00:28:40] governorate is working on to address the water
[00:28:44] crisis there. What are the permanent solutions
[00:28:47] it is working on, and is there a difference
[00:28:51] in the rainy season, i.e., during the rainy season,
[00:28:54] regarding water reaching residents, and
[00:28:58] in summer as well? Is there a difference in water reaching residents
[00:29:05] there? Mustafa, according to studies and data released by Daraa
[00:29:08] governorate and the General Water Establishment, there is
[00:29:11] a clear decrease in water levels, which is normal in
[00:29:15] the summer season. This indicates that groundwater is being depleted
[00:29:19] for agriculture or due to the proliferation of
[00:29:22] illegal, unlicensed wells, which have exceeded 60,000 wells. This has
[00:29:26] led the governorate to launch
[00:29:29] several campaigns to close and seal some
[00:29:33] wells that are located or drilled on the main water front
[00:29:36] that supplies the station that supplies stations.
[00:29:39] here I mean the wells that
[00:29:43] were used in agricultural fields I mean, there are instructions that
[00:29:46] were issued by the Water Corporation to reduce the number or
[00:29:49] size of submersible pumps that draw water
[00:29:53] from the ground for the benefit of the fields
[00:29:56] and reduce them to 10 horsepower,
[00:30:01] the past. Some wells use about 100 horsepower
[00:30:04] per well, and this is what
[00:30:07] increases the depletion of
[00:30:11] groundwater. Also, there are steps and warnings
[00:30:15] that the Water Corporation has overseen to remove encroachments on the main
[00:30:18] irrigation lines through networks by some residents in
[00:30:22] some areas. Also, there are encroachments on the main lines that were pumping
[00:30:26] from the Ash'ari station towards the governorate center by
[00:30:29] some farmers, as this reduced
[00:30:33] the amount of water reaching drinking water to water
[00:30:37] to the homes of civilians in the neighborhoods of Daraa center,
[00:30:40] and this also negatively affected the city of
[00:30:44] Nawa in its western countryside, as this city has been experiencing a severe
[00:30:48] water shortage for three months,
[00:30:52] tankers, and this adds additional financial burdens,
[00:30:56] as I mentioned to you previously, Mustafa. There are solutions and there is follow-up from