Water Resources calls on governorates to abide by their water quotas

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[size=52]Water Resources calls on governorates to abide by their water quotas[/size]

[size=45]Yesterday, Saturday, the Minister of Water Resources, Mahdi Al-Hamdani, stated that the governorates must adhere to the water quotas assigned to them, pointing out that the water scarcity is a country's crisis, not the ministry's. A statement by the Ministry of Resources, which Al-Mada received a copy of, stated that Al-Hamdani "inspected yesterday the ongoing work of the Al-Hindiya Dam project in the Babylon Governorate, which is affiliated to the General Authority for Dams and Reservoirs, one of the ministry's formations."[/size]
[size=45]Minister Al-Hamdani said, according to the statement, that "our visit to Al-Hindiya Dam is for the purpose of reviewing the ongoing work in it by the ministry's staff and following up on the water releases from it towards the governorates of the Middle Euphrates and the southern governorates within the general water budget and the operational plan prepared by the ministry for the current year, and to secure raw water to the liquefaction stations in Holy Karbala Province with the advent of the fortieth pilgrimage of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him).[/size]
[size=45]And he stressed, "the need for governorates to abide by the water quotas established for each governorate in order to ensure the delivery of water to all and equitably and for the success of agricultural plans for this season."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hamdani indicated that "the current crisis of scarcity is a country's crisis, not a crisis of the Ministry of Water Resources, and the necessity of everyone's cooperation to overcome it."[/size]
[size=45]He called, "local governments to cooperate with the Ministry's staff in order to perform their work within what is planned to remove all abuses and implement the Marashna system throughout the year to provide water for all and fairly."[/size]
[size=45]The statement confirmed that "Al-Hamdani was briefed with the accompanying delegation during the visit on the implementation of the Sadat Al-Hindiya Corniche, which is implemented by the ministry's formations, and praised the efforts of the ministry's staff working in it to make it a touristic recreational place for families from all governorates."[/size]
[size=45]The statement continued, "Al-Hamdani listened to a set of problems, obstacles and observations by the directors of the ministry's formations working in the governorate, directed to finding quick and appropriate solutions to them within what is available."[/size]
[size=45]The Government Information Cell in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers revealed the Ministry of Water Resources’ measures to confront the water scarcity, including those related to withdrawing dead water storage and diverting it to the courses of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.[/size]
[size=45]A statement issued by the cell, received by Al-Mada, stated that "this came during the field visit carried out by the government media cell to Anbar Governorate, in coordination with the media office in the Ministry of Water Resources to follow up on the projects implemented by its formations in a number of sites in the province."[/size]
[size=45]The statement added, “The visit included a visit to several sites, most notably the installation of floating pumps in Lake Tharthar, which is implemented by the General Authority for Operation and Maintenance of the Tigris River and the River Irrigation Department / Fallujah, and their work in dredging operations, removing mud deposits, and digging conveying channels to withdraw the dead water storage and transfer it to the Tharthar regulators. and division to feed the Tigris and Euphrates.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "technical reports that the cell reviewed showed that the site of the installation of floating pumps in Lake Tharthar exceeded the completion rate of 55 percent, starting from the start date on May 24, 2022."[/size]
[size=45]The statement continues, that “the project to construct the Floating Tharthar Pumping Station includes digging a channel of 2,200 km in length within Tharthar Lake with the removal of sediments from the pump basin, at a level of 40 and to a level of 34, while continuing to strengthen the plug of the floating pumps basin.”[/size]
[size=45]He spoke about “removing sediments from the main channel of the Tharthar Regulator and using specialized multi-purpose mechanisms to benefit from the reservoirs of Lake Tharthar in increasing the water flows of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.”[/size]
[size=45]Meanwhile, the Ministry of Water Resources announced new measures to ensure the availability of water in the marshes.[/size]
[size=45]The director of the Iraqi National Center for Water Resources Management at the ministry, Hatem Hamid, said that “the marshes are among the rivers, and are considered the most affected areas by drought and high temperatures, which lead to large evaporation of water and a very large decrease,” noting that “the Ministry of Water Resources and for the purpose of helping The inhabitants of the marshes, and the buffaloes that live in them, have dug and deepened the courses of the rivers and dug others inside the marshes to ensure the presence of water in them.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "These measures also need the intervention of the Ministry of Agriculture, which has an important role, especially in securing vaccinations for buffaloes and treating any diseases in order to preserve livestock."[/size]
[size=45]He stressed that "the water scarcity continues for the third year in a row, which prompted us to plan to release quantities of water up to 50% of the winter season plan to secure water in the marshes during the first three months of the season in the event that rains do not fall early."[/size]
[size=45]He stressed "the necessity of securing a fixed water quota for the marshes, despite its scarcity, to cover the needs of drinking and irrigation water."[/size]
[size=45]The Minister of Water Resources had stressed the need to reach binding agreements that secure water quotas for all riparian countries to face the effects of climate change.[/size]
[size=45]A ministry statement received by Al-Mada stated that "Al-Hamdani participated last Thursday as a speaker in the (Water as an Engine of Peace and Cooperation) session, which was organized by the Delft International Water Institute and the Stockholm Water Institute."[/size]
[size=45]The statement added, "This was during the activities of the World Water Week in the Swedish capital, Stockholm."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hamdani stressed, according to the statement, that Iraq "as an downstream country, is the most affected by the consequences of climate change and the decrease in water imports as a result of the absence of binding agreements between it and the upstream countries to manage cross-border water."[/size]
[size=45]He stated, "As part of the ministry's efforts to adapt to climate change, it is working to develop irrigation methods and switch to closed field irrigation instead of open irrigation, as well as working to update the strategic study of water and land in Iraq to respond to the new requirements."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hamdani added, "With the continued demand from the countries of the upper Euphrates and Tigris basins, the necessity of sharing benefits arises in the event of water abundance and damage in cases of scarcity and scarcity."[/size]
[size=45]He concluded by "the need to reach binding agreements that secure water quotas for all riparian countries to confront the effects of climate changes that have cast a shadow over the whole world, to achieve sustainable development goals and to secure the well-being of the peoples of the region as a whole."[/size]
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