Hama-sana
The Directorate of Water Resources in Hama started the rehabilitation and maintenance of the main irrigation canal that irrigated more than 7 thousand hectares of agricultural land in the southern countryside of Hama and which was sabotaged by terrorist groups in preparation for putting it into service and investment soon.
Engineer Fadi Abbas, Director of Water Resources in Hama, said in a statement to SANA's correspondent that this canal provides water for large areas of fields, lands and orchards extending between the Rastan area in the northern countryside of Homs and the villages of the southern countryside of Hama, and its water source is Lake Qattinah through the main irrigation network in Homs, and is currently being completed Maintaining the main channels in this network and it is expected to launch another project to repair and rehabilitate the branch channels in the network during the coming period.
Abbas noted the importance of this project in restoring the region to its agricultural status and launching the wheel of production, which will benefit not only farmers and farmers, but also various economic and social sectors in the governorates of Hama and Homs because of their great developmental impact in support of agricultural production, calling on local councils in all administrative units that pass By this channel, to take all necessary measures and measures to preserve and protect it from encroachments and abuses, being a development and economic lever for the region.
In his turn, Eng. Nidal Dasous, Head of the Supervisory Authority for the Rehabilitation Works of the Canal, stated in a similar statement that the slabs of the floor and walls of the canal were subjected to vandalism and smashing at the hands of terrorists during their presence in the region in the past period, indicating that rehabilitation work is currently focused on restoring the damaged tiles and walls to their previous state by means and methods. Technical and within the approved specifications to ensure a smooth flow of water without any wastage or loss.
A number of farmers from the towns and villages irrigated by the canal confirmed that the area was previously, before its sabotage by terrorists, an important source for the production of many crops, especially the strategy such as beetroot, cotton and various types of vegetables, expressing their hope that it will return to what it used to be by rehabilitating the canal and pumping water into its course. This is what relies on him to revive the region economically and encourage its people to resume cultivating and investing their lands after a hiatus of several years.
The project of rehabilitating the main irrigation canal in the southern countryside of Hama comes to change the agricultural, economic and social face of the region, and to return large areas of wasteland due to terrorism to productive green oases that add value to farmers in particular and the region in general.
Abdullah Sheikh
