Completion of services in Fadloun 2, and industrialists intend to increase production despite the blockade

Rural Damascus - SANA

Once you enter the "Fadlon 1" and "Fadloun 2" industrial areas, which have been destroyed and devastated by terrorism, you must notice the progress made in them during the past three years in terms of the service reality and the movement of work and production despite all the difficult conditions and obstacles resulting from the unjust economic blockade and unilateral sanctions. Aspect imposed on the country.

Solid will and patriotism were the biggest incentive for the industrialists in the two regions to rehabilitate their destroyed facilities and factories by coordinating and supporting the Damascus Countryside Governorate and other concerned authorities that were keen to rehabilitate the infrastructure and provide other services as quickly as possible, which contributed to the return of life to the two regions and the gradual resumption of production operations. This is confirmed by a number One of the industrialists of the SANA delegate who visited the two regions and learned about the size of the existing businesses in them years after their liberation from terrorism.

Dr. Eng. Salem Hourani, the owner of a metal production company, considered that Syria desperately needed his expertise, which made him return to Syria to invest in the production of spare parts for factories. He says, “I managed with the factory team after two years to form metals and replacement parts needed by all factories and industrial establishments in the public and private sectors.”

Hourani indicated that he now provides about 70 percent of the market's needs of these parts, such as special tiles for lining furnaces in cement factories and factory mills, stressing that he is seeking with the engineering staff to produce the design of molds for melting metal using modern technology, in a way that contributes to stopping importing them.

Foodstuffs are among the industries that have become present in Fadloun and strongly, according to industrialist Muhammad Al-Sous, who points out that his return was with the entry of the Syrian Arab Army to the region and was able, with simple capabilities, and within a short period of time, to gradually resume work and production.

Ayham al-Suqi, director of a decoration factory, indicated for his part that the return of services to the area was the basis for work, stressing that he was able to restore his plant and resume operations of some of his production lines.

Construction supplies such as paints, iron and wood were one of the industries that have proven their presence in Fadloun 1 and 2, according to Ahmed Salem Hamami, who began producing various types of paints only months ago, as his facility needed to be rehabilitated as a result of the devastation it had suffered as a result of terrorism, noting the facilities provided to him to obtain a license and start In production.

Imad Baghdadi specializes in packing and distributing the raw material for the manufacture of detergents, stressing that the difficult circumstances did not prevent him from continuing production throughout the years of the terrorist war despite the low production rate due to the blockade and the problems related to securing electricity, stressing that the industrialists are ready to coordinate and cooperate with the Rural Electricity Directorate to solve this issue.

Industries varied between food, chemical, iron, wood and others, including large and medium industries and small crafts that returned to production with the vigor of their owners and cadres, according to Engineer Asaad Khallouf, Director of Industrial and Crafts Zones in the Damascus Countryside Governorate.

Khallouf confirmed that the industrial areas in the governorate have been subjected to great damage as a result of terrorism and since the beginning of 2017 has been given a lot of attention and the restoration of various services and infrastructure, including water, electricity, sewage, telephone and roads has been started in order to encourage industrialists to return and start work, pointing out that “Fadloun 2” that It contained more than 700 facilities before the terrorist war, and as a result of the follow-up and securing all services in it, more than 50 percent of the industrialists returned to it.

The local council in the city of Al-Sabinah showed a lot of cooperation with the industrialists and provided them with all facilities, according to Muhammad Heisem Mansour, the head of the council, who confirmed that after the liberation of the Sabinah and Fadlon industrial area from terrorism, the rehabilitation of their facilities was started, the roads were opened and the rubble and garbage was removed with the help of the local community and the industrialists.

According to Mansour, “Fadloun 1” included about 300 establishments, ranging from large, medium and small, from which between 2018 and 2019 about 10 establishments returned, and during this year the number of facilities belonging to “Fadloun 1” reached 60 different industrial establishments.

Mansour revealed upcoming certified projects targeting the sanitation sectors and the streets that will be started next summer, indicating that the sewage lines have been maintained and the rag and air drainage in Fadloun 1 is currently being sought to improve the electricity situation and secure greater quantities of diesel.

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