During the past few days, meetings were held in Sa’ada province, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Finance, Dr. Rashid Abu Lahoum, and in the presence of the Sa’ada Governor, Muhammad Jaber Awad, and Major General Abdul Rab Jarfan, to discuss priorities for the development of the agricultural sector, mechanisms for strengthening facilities and water barriers in the province.
During the meetings that included the directors of the directorates of (Saqin, Haidan, Bani Bahr), technical studies of barriers and dams, their proposed sites, and the extent of the community’s willingness to contribute were reviewed. In coordination with the Higher Agricultural Committee, 29 dams and water barriers were approved.
Thedams and barriers were distributed among five districts, benefiting 138,700 residents of the districts at a total cost of two billion and 514 million riyals, in which the community contributes one billion and 340 million riyals, or 53.30 percent, while the Central Emergency Development Intervention Unit at the Ministry of Finance contributes one billion and 174 million riyals, or 46.70 percent.
For his part, the governor of Saada appreciated the interest of the revolutionary leadership and the Supreme Political Council in the agricultural field, the strengthening of water facilities and barriers in the province, which will bring about sustainable development and solve many of the difficulties facing the province.
Major General Jarfan praised the approval of these projects that meet the real needs of the community, pointing to the positive results of implementing similar projects during the previous months.
Source: Yemen News Agency