Hamed, Al-Shami, Awad Inaugurate Saline Water Project in Al-Salamah, Sa’ada

Ahmed Hamed, director of the Presidency Office, along with the Minister of Information in the caretaker government, Dhaifallah al-Shami, and the governor of Sa'ada, Mohammed Awad have inaugurated the first phase of the saline water project in al-Salamah district in Sa'ada province. This project, funded by UNICEF with a total cost of $800,000, benefits seven thousand residents of remote and underserved areas in al-Salamah. During the inauguration, Hamed emphasized the necessity of focusing on service projects in various aspects, especially water and road projects in al-Salamah district, stressing the revolutionary leadership and the Supreme Political Council's interest in the districts of Sa'ada, which have been deprived of projects and services in the past period. On his part, Sa'ada governor praised the attention given by the revolutionary leader and the President of the Supreme Political Council to al-Salamah district, stressing the need for relevant authorities in the state and the government to pay at tention to it. He emphasized the importance of concerted efforts by ministries and relevant institutions to cover remote areas in Saada province and provide them with necessary needs, especially water projects. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Water and Environment, Al-Durayb, highlighted that the implementation of the first phase of the saline water project comes within the ministry's plan to alleviate citizens' suffering amid the current situation due to the ongoing aggression and siege. He commended UNICEF's continued support for implementing water projects in Sa'ada Governorate and other provinces, noting that such projects serve the local community. For his part, the Chairman of the General Authority for Rural Water Projects, Bader, expressed the authority's keenness to support donor partners in implementing the first phase of the project to provide residents in al-Salam district with clean drinking water. He explained that the project's implementation is part of the authority's plan and strategy for t he years 1444-1447 AH, indicating the authority's efforts to support the leadership of the Ministry of Water and Environment to complete the second phase of the project in the near future to alleviate citizens' suffering. Bader praised UNICEF's continued support for the authority's efforts in implementing rural water projects in various provinces. Source: Yemen News Agency