ALEPPO, April 20 – RIA Novosti. Power the largest town in the North of Syria, Aleppo has developed a program that will allow you to restore the water supply in all parts of the city destroyed by the militants, told journalists the Director of the water utility Aleppo Yousef Cardie.
During the war the rebels destroyed the water treatment system of Aleppo, which was the most modern in the region. For example, in large water pumping station on the Euphrates, where water was supplied to the city, was damaged 60% of the equipment. Now the station has been restored.
Water in Aleppo comes from the Euphrates, and from the reservoir the name of Assad. According to Cardia, is now a key challenge for city authorities is the rehabilitation of the water supply quarters, mainly in the Western part of Aleppo, where for many years he hosted the militants.
“There now is a reconstruction of buildings, and we work closely with builders. Adjust the water flow there, and consider, all of Aleppo will be supplied with water. The government has allocated 1.7 billion Lira (approximately 3, 3 million dollars – ed.) to restore water supply”, – explained Cardie.
Another challenge is the restoration of water intake stations on the reservoir behalf of Assad, which was built during the Soviet era. “There is a Russian system, and we need experts that can repair it. Now it’s not working at 100%,” said Curdie, noting that the issue here is counting on Russia’s help.
Water company provides water not only in Aleppo but also dozens of settlements freed from insurgents. There still has not been restored communication, so the water is brought with the help of tanks. Also the water from Aleppo driven to refugee camps.
the Armed conflict in Syria lasts since 2011. The city of Aleppo was badly damaged in the war, many buildings and attractions have been destroyed or damaged. Aleppo was an industrial capital of Syria, but because of the conflict most of his enterprises have ceased to work. Now here is a large-scale restoration of homes, businesses and infrastructure, the city returned to the refugees.
According to the Center for reconciliation of the warring parties and monitoring the movement of refugees (TSPVS), in recent years, Syria restored 957 238 educational and medical facilities, renovated six road bridges and almost 1.3 thousand kilometers of roads, laid almost 1.2 thousand lines, put into operation 199 water supply facilities, bakeries 315, 777 substations, 14.5 thousand industrial enterprises.
currently, 345 settlements of the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Deir-ez-Zor, Latakia, Hama, HOMS, Daraa, as-Suwayda, Quneitra and raqqa, work is underway on the restoration and repair of the 2.7 thousand houses, 225 schools, preschools 176, 241 medical establishments, bakeries 203, 203 electrical substations, water pumping stations 281 and 90 religious buildings.
