The Ministry of Energy announced on Sunday the reactivation of several water stations in Raqqa Governorate following a temporary shutdown that had been implemented as a precautionary measure due to rising Euphrates water levels and the risk of floodwaters reaching the stations’ sites.
The Ministry explained that technical maintenance teams from the General Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation were able to restore the stations to service after confirming their operational readiness and the stabilisation of working conditions. The stations returned to operation include Huwaijah Faraj, Jabar, Hawi al-Hawa, Sahl al-Khashab, Tawi al-Jarniyya, and al-Maghalla — a step aimed at ensuring the continuity of drinking water services for residents in the areas served.
In the same context, SANA reported that technical teams from the Raqqa Water Resources Directorate have begun reinstalling pump motors at the Tawi Rumman station, following the gradual recession of the Euphrates and the stabilisation of water levels within safe limits.
The head of the East Raqqa Stations Division, Ghadban al-Mish’al, was quoted as saying that the works form part of the Directorate’s plan to rehabilitate and reactivate facilities damaged by the river’s high water levels, and to restore the station to full technical readiness in order to meet irrigation needs in the coming period.
Al-Mish’al added that technical workshops will begin on Monday reinstalling motors and equipment at the al-Karama station east of Raqqa, after confirming the stabilisation of water conditions and the river’s return to safe levels allowing the required technical works to be completed.
He confirmed that the Directorate’s teams are continuing field operations across all affected sites, in parallel with monitoring water conditions along the Euphrates and verifying the safety of the Directorate’s facilities and equipment to ensure their efficient return to service.
The Raqqa Water Resources Directorate had previously announced a drop of approximately 60 centimetres in the Euphrates water level from Saturday through to midday Sunday, following technical measures to manage water discharge — including the closure of the fourth gate of the Euphrates Dam spillway and a reduction in water volumes released from Kadiran Dam.
In Deir ez-Zor Governorate, water tankers from water companies across several Syrian governorates continue to supply affected areas with safe drinking water as part of a support plan for residents, after some water stations were taken offline or dismantled as a precaution due to rising river levels. The Ministry of Energy stated that the tankers reached the cities of Mayadin and Abu Kamal and their surrounding areas from Saturday evening, to ensure the continued delivery of potable water to residents.
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