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00:00:06moment, there are no
00:00:08violations imposed on
00:00:16Welcome to the news summary.
00:00:19garbage or encroaching on this President Ahmed Al-Shara issued Decree No. 188 for
00:00:212026, which amends a number
00:00:25of items in the harmonized customs tariff
00:00:28schedule.
00:00:31Yes, Mustafa, in fact, Decree No. 110 for 2026,
00:00:34in terms of description, coding, duty rates, and
00:00:39the Khabur River is a seasonal application conditions, based on the proposal of the Customs Tariff Council.
00:00:42The amendments include reducing import duties on
00:00:45a number of items, most notably
00:00:49equipment used in wind power generation and a number of
00:00:52medical devices. It also
00:00:55agricultural production in included amending export duties for olive oil
00:00:58and also included an amendment to items related to fabrics
00:01:05of winter, this
00:01:05and addressing challenges in as deep as it was in and textiles. Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ibrahim
00:01:10has become deeper than Al-Olabi, affirmed that Syria's participation in the General Assembly meetings
00:01:13Mustafa, this large amount of inaugurates a new era titled recovery
00:01:16and development, noting the country's transition
00:01:19towards an active role
00:01:22year, this in making solutions, with a focus on education and the economic and humanitarian aspects
00:01:26as a basis for stability.
00:01:28of encroachments of Al-Olabi stressed that everyone who committed crimes against the Syrian
00:01:35in sewage and also and clean this place. We also saw due to the dilapidated infrastructure Amid continuous demands from people will not escape in general, residents should punishment, reiterating his condemnation of the killing of a civilian youth by Israeli
00:01:38occupation forces in Quneitra and the targeting of journalists. He called on the international
00:01:42community to provide the necessary
00:01:44there is a lack of awareness among many equipment and expertise to remove mines and war remnants,
00:01:48and waste, and in fact, this confirming that Syria's return
00:01:50especially since this place cannot to the international community as a responsible partner has become a fixed reality.
00:01:55houses with The Syrian Petroleum
00:01:59into this area to clean Company announced the start of unloading a fuel oil tanker with a capacity of
00:02:0216,000 tons in Banias warehouses
00:02:05to meet the increasing demand
00:02:08the clearing with the approaching winter, and while waiting for another
00:02:10tanker to take its turn, it refused to unload two tankers
00:02:13for violating the required conditions. The Director of Media
00:02:16at the company, Uday
00:02:19towards this Al-Sattouf, confirmed that measures have been taken to ensure
00:02:21supply, most notably coordination with Homs Refinery to supply
00:02:25fuel oil at a price of 150 Syrian
00:02:27pounds per liter and to produce quantities from Al-Hasakah refineries at a price of
00:02:31115 Syrian pounds, in addition to benefiting
00:02:35channel. This is also one of from the existing stock and oil pipelines, expecting
00:02:38an improvement in stability with regular supplies and the return of Banias refinery
00:02:42to operation.
00:02:46The Fourth Criminal Court specializing in
00:02:51towards nearby houses that transitional justice in Damascus held 19 judicial sessions
00:02:55that dealt with files of a number of defendants
00:02:59of Crises and Disaster Management, on the backdrop of accusations of committing violations against
00:03:02civilians during the era of the former regime. Member
00:03:05of the National Authority for Transitional Justice and Director of the Accountability
00:03:09and Oversight Department, Radif Mustafa, explained
00:03:12that the sessions witnessed the completion of public trial
00:03:15procedures, the recitation
00:03:17Yes, Mustafa, in of case papers, and the presentation of evidence and demands, stating
00:03:21that the court decided to postpone a number of cases
00:03:24to complete legal procedures, including
00:03:27claims and defense and summoning witnesses. And renewing
00:03:34of Crises and Disaster Management began notifications. Culture Minister Mohammad Yassin
00:03:37Saleh affirmed that antiquities are Syria's memory and denied
00:03:40what is being circulated about the distortion of Al-Zahrawi Palace in Homs.
00:03:44He said that the technical evaluation proved that its architectural
00:03:49of this river is bad, fabric was not changed and that
00:03:50and the reality does not the discoveries in it date back to the Byzantine period. Minister Saleh
00:03:53indicated in an interview on the news
00:03:55There are large numbers screen that work
00:03:58us live from is underway to recover antiquities from the neglect of the former regime, clarifying that the investment in Khan Asaad
00:04:03of the Orontes River flow, but Pasha aims to address the neglect without changing its features or closing it to
00:04:07visitors, while striving to establish centers to serve
00:04:10visitors at archaeological
00:04:13of waste into sites.
00:04:16That concludes the news summary. Goodbye.
00:04:21sewage flows into this the Governorate Bridge. Last which negatively affects
00:04:39Many people have confirmed to and Disaster Management will return to work on
00:04:41me, and we have contacted many it causes in terms of environmental
00:04:45about 1,000
00:04:47in the first half of this only a few years ago.
00:04:55require a lot of effort and many of vegetables and fruits in This matter is considered, and Disaster Management will also
00:04:56resume work below
00:05:01inside the Orontes River or in
00:05:07through working capabilities to help them
00:05:10community and also in cooperation with
00:05:21Welcome, dear viewers, to the correspondents' tour. The problem of
00:05:25the accumulation of dirt and waste in river
00:05:28channels is one of the pressing environmental and service issues
00:05:32that directly affect the lives of the surrounding residents,
00:05:35and with it, the demands of the residents for the necessity
00:05:38of immediate intervention to rehabilitate these water channels
00:05:42to protect them from health and environmental damage.
00:05:45In our other محور, we discuss the issue
00:05:49of rehabilitating agricultural and main roads
00:05:51and bridges as well, as Syria has witnessed, since
00:05:55the beginning of the year, the launch of a wide and extended plan
00:05:59for several years led by governmental and local
00:06:02authorities to rehabilitate agricultural roads
00:06:05and main networks and damaged bridges.
00:06:09These projects aim to stimulate transportation.
00:06:12Improve road safety and facilitate farmers'
00:06:15access to their lands. The correspondents'
00:06:18tour has begun. Welcome.
00:06:20بكم.
00:06:30The Barada River is considered the lifeblood of the Eastern Ghouta, and it has
00:06:33been absent for many years, which led
00:06:36to the accumulation of dirt and waste in it and the presence
00:06:40buildings on it.
00:06:44the residents for the necessity of working to rehabilitate
00:06:47the river in preparation for the upcoming winter season.
00:06:50We see
00:06:55here in the Directorate of Water Resources in Damascus and its countryside, we have
00:06:59water channels in the Barada and Al-Awaj rivers and their main branches, about
00:07:03400 kilometers. Last year,
00:07:06in 2025, our plan was to clear 100
00:07:09kilometers. We have cleared approximately
00:07:13100 kilometers this year as well, and we have cleared
00:07:16about 150 so far. The goal of
00:07:20is to deliver water to the furthest possible
00:07:24point and to irrigate the lands adjacent
00:07:27to the river and prevent bottlenecks in case of floods.
00:07:31We started about a week ago
00:07:34to clear the Barada River channel from the Jisreen area towards Al-Nashabiyah, for a length
00:07:38of about 10 kilometers.
00:07:45You see, we are now at the Barada River, at Al-Ghaida Bridge
00:07:48in Jisreen. The Barada River is very important
00:07:51for Eastern Ghouta. When the water
00:07:53comes, it feeds the whole spring
00:07:57and cleans around it and takes its
00:08:00course. Now, thank God, we are seeing
00:08:04this, sometimes soil, sometimes stones,
00:08:07sometimes dates, sometimes farms. We hope
00:08:10to see the Barada River as it was, with no encroachments on the right
00:08:14or on the left, and all slaughterhouses and all
00:08:17drains that discharge into the Barada River should
00:08:20have their water
00:08:22filtered.
00:08:25Brother, the water is scarce and the water has become little. We still have high water here.
00:08:28You know what I mean? There are no extra costs now because
00:08:32getting water has become more expensive, meaning mazut
00:08:35and generators and so on. Before, the Barada would flow and we would get clean
00:08:39water from the river. It used to come to us, especially now, for two
00:08:42or three years, but now the rivers are mostly buried. We
00:08:46hope that the Water Resources Department will look into the situation of these
00:08:49rivers. Now, you don't have many farmers here in Jisreen. You are planting
00:08:53and working, and everyone tells you, "I don't have water, I don't have water, I don't have water," except for the few who have solar
00:08:57power, who have a water pump. Only these
00:08:58cultivate.
00:09:04Regarding this file, I welcome the network of Syrian News
00:09:08Agency correspondents. Rivan Rasul joins
00:09:10Al-Hasakah, and Nasser joins us live
00:09:14from Hama, and Laith Obaid joins us live from Damascus. Welcome,
00:09:18Laith. I will start with you, Laith. You are now
00:09:22standing in the course of the Barada River.
00:09:25Where is the water,
00:09:26Laith?
00:09:33Yes, Mustafa, good evening. Indeed, I am standing now, or
00:09:36perhaps this picture summarizes the discussion about this scene.
00:09:40In fact, the amount of waste and garbage present here in
00:09:44all the channels through which the Barada
00:09:47River flows is truly a very tragic
00:09:50situation. Of course, the Barada River is considered one of the most important
00:09:54water arteries that has been historically linked to the city of Damascus and Eastern
00:09:58Ghouta, as its waters and its branches contributed
00:10:01to irrigating the orchards and agricultural lands that for many
00:10:04years constituted a basic source for the production
00:10:07the region. However, the decline in water reaching parts of Ghouta,
00:10:11along with the almost urban expansion, has reflected
00:10:15on the agricultural situation and prompted many farmers to rely
00:10:18more on groundwater amid challenges related
00:10:22to the availability of irrigation water and rising production costs.
00:10:26In this context, the Directorate of Water Resources, in cooperation with agricultural
00:10:29associations, began rehabilitation work on the Barada River channel by removing accumulated
00:10:33soil, waste, and obstacles in a step aimed
00:10:37at improving the condition of the channel and preparing it to receive water with
00:10:40the approach of the winter season. The importance of these
00:10:44works is not limited to cleaning the channel only, but also aims
00:10:47to improve water flow and facilitate its access to
00:10:50the benefiting agricultural lands and also to limit the impact
00:10:53of obstacles that have affected its channels. Also, the removal
00:10:57of accumulations and the preparation of water channels before the rainy
00:11:01season helps to improve their capacity to drain water. It is expected that
00:11:04the river course will be ready with the onset of winter, while farmers
00:11:08confirm that the success of this step is also linked to bringing water
00:11:12to the channel and ensuring its continuous flow,
00:11:15which allows it to be used for irrigating agricultural lands and supporting
00:11:20Eastern Ghouta. Between rehabilitation work and demands to restore
00:11:23water flow, the next stage remains dependent on the extent
00:11:27of completing these works
00:11:30the channel and securing the necessary water resources to contribute to restoring
00:11:34the agricultural and environmental role. You see,
00:11:38garbage behind me and around me in one of the channels where the
00:11:42Barada River used to flow. In fact, the
00:11:45local community, in addition to the Directorate of Cleanliness or
00:11:49the Damascus Governorate, has worked on many campaigns
00:11:51in cooperation with the local community and local
00:11:55organizations to rehabilitate
00:11:58a massive campaign last year by the Civil Defense, in cooperation
00:12:02with young Syrian volunteers, to clean this specific place where
00:12:06I am standing, and unfortunately,
00:12:09residents about throwing garbage
00:12:13place also leads to foul odors and also leads to
00:12:16the gathering of dogs and wild animals, and there
00:12:20are many demands from the residents, besides farmers,
00:12:24to re-establish
00:12:30There are rehabilitation works underway on the
00:12:33course of the Barada River. Where are they concentrated?
00:12:37To what extent have they reached? Will the entire
00:12:41Barada River
00:12:42course be rehabilitated?
00:12:47Yes, Mustafa, according to what the governorate or the Department of Cleanliness
00:12:50and the Department of Rivers said, the work is
00:12:54in full swing. In fact, there are great efforts by these departments
00:12:57and the governorate to rehabilitate and restore these
00:13:01channels and restore the flow of water.
00:13:04Perhaps according to what they told us, after or with the arrival
00:13:07of summer, these channels will be officially opened
00:13:11and water will flow regularly, which will benefit
00:13:14farmers in both Eastern and Western Ghouta. In fact, this channel
00:13:18extends from Damascus to Eastern Ghouta,
00:13:21extending to Beirut road, extending to Al-Rab
00:13:25street and to Barada Valley. The work is
00:13:28in full swing and there are great efforts by the Department of Cleanliness
00:13:31and the Department of Rivers in cooperation with the local
00:13:35community and local organizations to clean and rehabilitate
00:13:38this place to start the flow of water
00:13:41and also for farmers to benefit from this water to irrigate
00:13:45agricultural crops. Moving on to you, Nasser.
00:13:49From Hama, tell us about
00:13:51the condition of the Orontes River. How is its course
00:13:55after its rehabilitation last
00:13:58year? Mustafa, the Orontes
00:14:02River, extending from its entry into Syrian
00:14:05territory until its exit from it
00:14:08from the western Idlib countryside, the reality
00:14:15appear completely on the picture.
00:14:20of waste being thrown into this river along its
00:14:24entire length by the residents without any
00:14:27deterrents or violations preventing the residents from throwing garbage
00:14:31or waste. Also, in some villages, wastewater
00:14:35is directed to this river, and this
00:14:38causes a truly bad environmental situation,
00:14:43the health situation in the governorate. And what
00:14:47we witnessed during the past year or during the current year
00:14:50is a large number of leishmaniasis cases due to these
00:14:54diseases and due to the negligence and
00:14:58lack of awareness among the residents about throwing garbage
00:15:01into this river, and what
00:15:03and health problems for the residents. The number
00:15:06of leishmaniasis cases reached
00:15:12year in the entire Hama governorate, and these
00:15:16are large numbers due to the dilapidated
00:15:19infrastructure and also the waste and garbage that
00:15:22accumulates in fact
00:15:26the places that lack places
00:15:29such as landfills or working
00:15:33to remove these wastes that are placed in
00:15:36different places in Hama governorate, and specifically in
00:15:39the Ghab Plain, Mustafa, up to this
00:15:43works in the Ghab Plain. There are some works that
00:15:47have taken place, but in a large number of villages, and specifically
00:15:50the villages through which
00:15:53there are channels for
00:15:56the Orontes River.
00:15:59There is a lot of waste being
00:16:02thrown into these auxiliary channels in the Ghab
00:16:06Plain. There are efforts by
00:16:09the municipalities, but small efforts compared
00:16:13to the situation there in the Ghab Plain, and therefore
00:16:17there are great demands from the residents and from
00:16:20the farmers to work to remove
00:16:24this waste and this dirt so that
00:16:28things are better, and also for the farmers
00:16:31to also make efforts
00:16:34to open new additional irrigation
00:16:37channels to support them in their agricultural crops. As we saw,
00:16:40Mustafa, during the past years, drought hit
00:16:43the region or Hama governorate or Syria in
00:16:47general. Drought occurred in Syria and caused
00:16:51great losses to farmers, and as a result of the heavy
00:16:54rainfall that Syria witnessed during the past
00:17:00large amount of water caused floods
00:17:03that inundated many agricultural lands and caused great
00:17:07losses to farmers
00:17:12in water channels and in the channels
00:17:15that exist in Hama governorate. Hama
00:17:18governorate, through the concerned and specialized authorities,
00:17:22began to remove a large number of channels and long distances of
00:17:26irrigation channels. We are talking about 400 km. The General
00:17:29Authority for the Management and Development of the Ghab began working to remove and clean
00:17:33approximately 400 km of irrigation channels
00:17:36in
00:17:46opening a number of water culverts in Shattha village. Yes,
00:17:49Mustafa, last but not least, I come to you,
00:17:53Rivan. Not long ago, we witnessed floods
00:17:57that hit Deir ez-Zor or
00:18:01the vicinity of the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zor and Al-Hasakah
00:18:05as well. How is the situation after these floods? Have
00:18:08works begun to remove encroachments on the banks of
00:18:12the Euphrates River and the Khabur
00:18:15as well? Indeed, Fisk, the well water
00:18:19caused floods in Al-Hasakah due to the rising
00:18:22level of the Khabour River, which led to
00:18:25this water overflowing
00:18:29were recently built on the riverbed.
00:18:33Therefore, the Directorate
00:18:36in cooperation with the Directorate of Water Resources, set an anticipatory
00:18:40plan to reduce the risk of floods
00:18:42in the upcoming rainy season.
00:18:45Initially, the Directorate of Water Resources isolated
00:18:48the riverbed below the Birouti
00:18:51Bridge for a distance of not less than
00:18:5415 kilometers, and at
00:18:58that time, the Directorate of Crises and Disaster Management
00:19:01was also carrying out work to isolate
00:19:03and raise barriers in the city of Ras al-Ain and also in Tel Ham.
00:19:08In the second phase, the Directorate
00:19:11working in Al-Hasakah, starting
00:19:15from the railway track, Al-Nashwa Bridge,
00:19:17near the railway track, and towards the Birouti
00:19:21Bridge. The work for days was
00:19:24near the distance between Al-Nashwa Bridge and the
00:19:28Governorate Bridge. Today, the work is continuing at the Governorate
00:19:31Bridge. Earth barriers are being raised
00:19:35for a distance of not less than three
00:19:38kilometers, and in some cases more. Also,
00:19:42the distance they are working on longitudinally so far
00:19:45has exceeded 4,000
00:19:49meters. Also, work was carried out to open a
00:19:53water passage near
00:19:56year, there was a large accumulation of water
00:20:00at that point and also flooding at that point.
00:20:03Therefore, a water passage was made today
00:20:07and water was passed, in addition to the Birouti
00:20:10Bridge, which the Directorate of Crises
00:20:15below this bridge, which was recently built
00:20:20The water passages
00:20:22below it Likewise, the Water Resources
00:20:26Directorate worked below this body and the Directorate of Crises
00:20:33this body to expand
00:20:36the waterways to avoid
00:20:39these floods for the upcoming rainy season,
00:20:42Mustafa. Back to you, Laith.
00:20:45What are the plans of the Damascus
00:20:49Governorate to stop
00:20:52and rehabilitate the Barada River? Will
00:20:55we see
00:20:58buildings encroaching on the banks
00:21:01of the Barada River, even
00:21:05on citizens who throw
00:21:08garbage into the
00:21:11riverbed, and the role of the local
00:21:13community?
00:21:21there are many measures
00:21:23proposed by the governorate, and also, perhaps through
00:21:27local organizations and the local community, to distribute brochures
00:21:31and to increase awareness among residents. In fact, there are some
00:21:35strict measures against anyone who throws garbage or waste
00:21:39into these rivers, and also the measures related to rehabilitation
00:21:42are progressing day by
00:21:46day, in addition to confirming that the directorate
00:21:50and also the cleanliness directorate, from the beginning
00:21:55channel or channels in general
00:21:58will flow with rivers and farmers will also benefit from them. In this context, the directorate
00:22:02of water resources began, as we mentioned, in cooperation with agricultural associations, to rehabilitate
00:22:06the Barada River channel by removing the soil
00:22:10and this widespread waste and accumulated obstacles, in
00:22:13a step aimed at improving the condition of the channel
00:22:16and preparing it. In fact, residents should be
00:22:20highly aware and educate their children, and
00:22:24not throw this garbage. In fact, the scene
00:22:28is, as you see, Mustafa, somewhat painful. This
00:22:32requires a lot of effort from sanitation workers
00:22:35and sanitation engineers to remove this waste and dirt,
00:22:40be worked on by perhaps bulldozers or similar
00:22:44heavy machinery, but rather requires manual labor to descend
00:22:49and rehabilitate it, in addition to the burdens they will face
00:22:52from transporting this waste and garbage to its designated
00:22:56location. We see these high
00:23:00walls and this great effort that these channels require
00:23:04for cleaning, rehabilitation, and restoration in order to start the flow
00:23:07of these rivers and for farmers to benefit
00:23:10from them.
00:23:14Back to you, Nasser. Nasser,
00:23:17if no work is being done in
00:23:20the bed of the Orontes River or in the course of the Orontes River to
00:23:24rehabilitate or clean it, are there plans
00:23:27to be proposed by the governorate for
00:23:31rehabilitation within the city or in the Ghab
00:23:34Plain of the Euphrates
00:23:38River, the Orontes River, or
00:23:40its course?
00:23:43Mustafa, there are no works specifically on the Orontes River in
00:23:47fact at the present time, but works on
00:23:51irrigation channels or branches of the Orontes River
00:23:54in the countryside of the governorate have taken place. Many works
00:23:58have been carried out in a number of irrigation channels
00:24:02and in the water channels or auxiliary channels of the Orontes
00:24:05River. Many cleaning works have been carried
00:24:08out by the General Authority for the Management and Development of the Ghab,
00:24:12and also by the Directorate of Crises and also
00:24:16by the Hama governorate during the past period.
00:24:20Approximately 400 kilometers have been rehabilitated and cleared
00:24:23by the General Authority for the Management and Development of the Ghab. Work is currently
00:24:27underway to open a large number of channels in preparation
00:24:30for the winter season and in preparation for the expected
00:24:34rainfall during the coming period. There are works
00:24:37underway, but there are also works that are not being
00:24:41discussed that concern the countryside in general
00:24:44and specifically in the Ghab Plain. There are a large number of villages
00:24:48through which some branches
00:24:53no work is being done by the concerned authorities, which causes
00:24:57a bad environmental situation and a bad health
00:25:00situation due to the throwing
00:25:03the river and also the accumulation of a
00:25:06bad and unhealthy environment for the residents. They demand
00:25:10that there be landfills and that there be
00:25:13intervention by the municipalities to remove this waste
00:25:17and garbage. At the same time,
00:25:20the efforts of the municipalities there cannot be ignored
00:25:24in light of the lack of large capabilities of the municipalities.
00:25:31personalities in the Ghab Plain, that the municipalities have no capabilities
00:25:35or employees working for them. There is
00:25:39one or two people in each municipality working within the municipality.
00:25:43as people confirmed to us, that this municipality
00:25:47is nominal and does not provide any
00:25:54with their work, but it works
00:25:57in partnership with the local
00:26:00organizations in establishing some projects
00:26:04demanded by the residents in the entire governorate.
00:26:08However, with regard to the Orontes River specifically, there are no works.
00:26:12What the residents demand is that there be at the present time
00:26:16violations that deter people and prevent them from throwing
00:26:21river. Moving on to
00:26:24you, Rivan. Have the service agencies
00:26:28set a plan before the arrival of winter
00:26:32to prevent the rise in the level of the Euphrates River or the Khabur
00:26:36again? Yes, Mustafa, in fact,
00:26:41river that dries up in the summer
00:26:45but flows in the winter. In past
00:26:48years, with the lack of water or the scarcity
00:26:51of rain that occurred in past
00:26:54years, this river was almost dry.
00:26:58However, what made its depth
00:27:02high is that the river is not
00:27:06previous years, but this year, with the clearing
00:27:10of the riverbed, the riverbed
00:27:13in previous years. There are also some
00:27:16challenges that I want to point out that
00:27:19the Directorate of Water Resources and also the Directorate
00:27:22of Crises and Disaster Management face during their
00:27:25work in the river bed, which are encroachments
00:27:29on the riverbed and on the riverbanks. There
00:27:33are many houses that were built randomly
00:27:36on the riverbed. This year, during the rainy
00:27:40season,
00:27:40these floods
00:27:44were caused by the rising level of the Khabour River
00:27:48and also by the lack of depth
00:27:51in this river course, which led to flooding
00:27:55and the inundation of these
00:27:57water. However, the Directorate of Water
00:28:01Resources and
00:28:04can find a solution
00:28:07to remove these houses that were built
00:28:10randomly on the riverbed. This was one of the most prominent
00:28:14challenges that existed. Also, the Khabour
00:28:17River is used for storing wastewater
00:28:21channel. Passing over
00:28:25the Birouti Bridge or over the
00:28:28Nashwa Bridge, foul odors are present in
00:28:31that area due to the discharge
00:28:34of sewage into the river
00:28:37the challenges that it faced, in addition
00:28:40to the lack of sufficient machinery to help
00:28:44in cleaning and clearing the river channel and also raising
00:28:47the water levels. Yes, back to
00:28:50you, Laith. Are there expectations
00:28:54that the Barada River
00:28:56will flow again as it did last
00:29:00year, and also regarding the waste,
00:29:03could you tell us if there are foul
00:29:07odors that harm passersby on the banks
00:29:11of the river or residents on its banks
00:29:13as well?
00:29:20fact, these channels will definitely return to operation
00:29:24with the arrival of winter. the winter, and in conjunction with the arrival of the
00:29:27winter season, these sewers will operate. But I would like you to allow me
00:29:30a minute, if time permits. Last week,
00:29:34while preparing one of the service reports in one of the areas in Damascus,
00:29:37I met with the director of the Sewerage Department, and in fact, on
00:29:41the side of this session, I asked him, "Is
00:29:43Damascus known for the scent of jasmine, but
00:29:46in some areas, the smell of
00:29:49these sewers is really bad, so what is the reason? And is
00:29:53there a plan for this wonderful city?" I mean, Damascus is known
00:29:56for the widespread scent of jasmine, but there are actually some areas,
00:30:00and there are demands from the residents for these foul odors coming from these
00:30:04sewers, specifically the tourist area of Al-Rabwah, the
00:30:07Doumar area, in addition to this street extending from Al-Rabwah
00:30:10towards Qudsaya. In fact, here
00:30:13there is a large urban agglomeration on the banks of these
00:30:16sewers, and he told me that, unfortunately, there are some areas
00:30:20whose
00:30:24river. So I asked him, "Is there a plan to solve this
00:30:27problem?" The smell is truly very bad.
00:30:30He told me, in an exclusive statement to Al-Ikhbariya, and unofficially, that there
00:30:34is a plan being studied for these odors or
00:30:37for the areas whose sewage
00:30:41flows into these rivers,
00:30:43to work on these sewers, and
00:30:47the water will flow underground without being
00:30:50seen by people. However, this plan, according to
00:30:54our information, will actually
00:30:57years in the coming years.