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Jordan News
4 days ago
- Politics
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873 Violations Detected on King Abdullah Canal; Over 226,000 Cubic Meters of Water Saved - Jordan News
The Ministry of Water and Irrigation / Jordan Valley Authority announced on Monday that its ongoing campaigns to remove violations and tighten control over the King Abdullah Canal — one of the kingdom's vital sources of drinking and irrigation water — have yielded significant results. These efforts, carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, the Public Security Directorate, the judiciary, and the Water Authority's internal inspection teams, have saved approximately 226,107 cubic meters of water from the beginning of this year until the end of May. اضافة اعلان The Jordan Valley Authority highlighted that these campaigns, implemented along the 110-kilometer-long canal, are delivering positive outcomes in coordination with various relevant entities, including administrative governors, the Gendarmerie Forces, and other official bodies. These efforts are part of the enforcement of the amended Jordan Valley Authority Law, which imposes imprisonment and financial penalties on anyone who illegally taps into water sources. According to information received by the Control Center of the Jordan Valley Authority, a total of 873 violations have been detected since the start of the year. These included illegal siphoning of large quantities of water for farm irrigation and filling agricultural pools. The authorities also confiscated several water pumps. Additionally, 32 encroachments were discovered on state-owned land in the northern and southern Jordan Valley through 22 security campaigns and daily inspection tours. In the southern sections of the canal alone, 214 violations were detected in May and 112 in June. The authority reported that the efficiency of the canal was raised from 82% to 87% by removing illegal water lines and restoring the original conditions. Seven legal cases have been referred to court for further legal action, and violators have been summoned. The Jordan Valley Authority reaffirmed its commitment to continuing the intense inspection campaigns across the Jordan Valley, emphasizing the importance of protecting water resources and enforcing the law. These measures have led to the recovery of hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of water that would have otherwise been illegally extracted. The Ministry and the Jordan Valley Authority also commended the support of official, local, and civil entities, particularly the Jordanian judiciary, including public prosecutors and judicial bodies, for their role in ensuring legal accountability and deterring future violations. The Jordan Valley Development Law and its amendments impose prison terms, fines, or both, on those who tamper with water networks and sources.
Jordan News
25-03-2025
- Business
- Jordan News
Government Allocates Land for Agricultural Projects and Food Security - Jordan News
The Cabinet has decided to approve two decisions by the Board of Directors of the Jordan Valley Authority to allocate land plots in the areas of Quraqira / Aqaba and Baqoura / Northern Shunah for agricultural projects and food security purposes. اضافة اعلان This decision is based on Article 26 of the Jordan Valley Development Law and includes the allocation of approximately 3,112 dunams of land from Quraqira village in the Aqaba Governorate, in the name of the Jordan Valley Authority, for the benefit of the Wadi Araba Development Company. The land is to be leased to Al-Ghamr Agricultural Company for the establishment of an agricultural project, provided that the project is established within three years from the date of the Cabinet's approval and adherence to the terms outlined in the delegation and task transfer agreement signed between the Jordan Valley Authority and the Wadi Araba Development Company. Otherwise, the approval will be considered void. The decision also includes the allocation of land plots from Baqoura in the Northern Shunah District, with a total area of 1,358 dunams, in the name of the Kingdom's Treasury, for the benefit of the Jordanian Armed Forces - Arab Army, to be used in food security projects as part of the plan for the Millennium Company for Agricultural Investments. Additionally, the Cabinet has decided to reduce the land prices in the Hussein Industrial City in Karak and the Tafila Industrial City from 25 Jordanian dinars per square meter to 10 dinars. This decision comes in light of the government's efforts to enhance the attractiveness of the two industrial areas for investment by providing incentives to investors, which will contribute to increasing investments and, in turn, create more employment opportunities for the local community.
