Deir Ezzor launches 19-km drinking-water project for 80,000 people

First phase costs about $320,000 and is expected to take two months

Deir Ezzor launches 19-km drinking-water project for 80,000 people

First phase costs about $320,000 and is expected to take two months

The General Company for Water and Wastewater in Deir Ezzor launched a drinking-water pipeline project covering about 19 kilometres. Its first phase costs approximately $320,000 and targets about 80,000 people across al-Mayadin, al-Duwair, al-Husseiniya, Hatla, al-Jafra, al-Masrab, al-Husayn, al-Tabni, Khasham, al-Salihiya and three locations in al-Hajin. The director expected implementation to take about two months. Excavation was complete in Deir Ezzor and al-Masrab; work elsewhere was expected to continue the following week.

Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)