Closing Ceremony of Rehabilitation of Auja Spring Project

PWEG held a closing ceremony event of the “Rehabilitation of Al-Auja Spring” project, which was funded by the “UNDP” through the program Every Drop Matters. The ceremony was attended by the mayors of Auja and Jericho Municipalities, representatives from PWA, MoA, Environmental Quality Authority, of Auja Water Committee, representatives of UNDP, and the general manager of PWEG. The project contributed to sustainably resolving water losses in Auja spring canal through the cleaning and rehabilitation of most damaged parts of the canal, raising its walls to prevent landslides and construction of drinking and washing basins for the use of livestock to reduce pollution of the stream. The project rehabilitated most damaged sluice gates and constructed new gates on the main and secondary irrigation canals. In addition, an awareness campaign which targeted Bedouin communities in Auja area was implemented on safe water use and public health. It is worth mentioning that the project contributed to saving of about one million cubic meter of water used by the Palestinian farmers, this will help strengthening their resilience and enhance their life living conditions.