New water network violations uncovered south of Amman

Home Jordan News New water network violations uncovered south of Amman 25-07-2015 04:24 PM Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Ministry of Water and Irrigation teams uncovered a number of assaults on its network in southern Amman in which 5,400 cubic metres of water were stolen daily and used for irrigation or illegal selling, the ministry announced Saturday. thenistry said in a statement that acting up a tipoff about a number of assaults had taken place against water conveyance lines in the Qastal area south of the capital, ministry crews, in coordination with the Jordan Water Company Miyahuna and security forces, moved into the suspected site, and disconnected the water that was illegally tapped to the farms. It said the specialized technical teams, in coordination with the interior ministry administrator and the Royal Badia and gendarmerie forces, had conducted the necessary surveys before raiding the site. The source said a 400-metre pipe was illegally built in one of the farms adjacent to the main road, along with pipes, the longest was one kilometre, that fed two pools with a capacity of over 10,000 cubic metres each, and with pumps that supply water to nearby plantations and also to sell water to waiting tanker trucks. The statement said technical teams of the ministry and Miyahuna Company, backed by security personnel, instantly cut off the water supply and referred the violations to the general prosecutor "to complete legal procedures and apply the law against the offenders". "The amount of water, part of the South Amman share, that has bee saved after the detection of these assaults is estimated at over 5,400cm per day", the source said pledging that ministry teams will press ahead with regular surveys in various areas "to uncover any new violations". The statement thanked citizens for their constant cooperation with the ministry's efforts, which enabled the ministry to carry out the crackdown and save large amounts of lost water. It reminded that violations against water sources are economic crimes, praising the interior ministry and security agencies and the local media for their role in that effort.

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New water network violations uncovered south of Amman

25-07-2015 04:24 PM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Ministry of Water and Irrigation teams uncovered a number of assaults on its network in southern Amman in which 5,400 cubic metres of water were stolen daily and used for irrigation or illegal selling, the ministry announced Saturday.

thenistry said in a statement that acting up a tipoff about a number of assaults had taken place against water conveyance lines in the Qastal area south of the capital, ministry crews, in coordination with the Jordan Water Company Miyahuna and security forces, moved into the suspected site, and disconnected the water that was illegally tapped to the farms.

It said the specialized technical teams, in coordination with the interior ministry administrator and the Royal Badia and gendarmerie forces, had conducted the necessary surveys before raiding the site.

The source said a 400-metre pipe was illegally built in one of the farms adjacent to the main road, along with pipes, the longest was one kilometre, that fed two pools with a capacity of over 10,000 cubic metres each, and with pumps that supply water to nearby plantations and also to sell water to waiting tanker trucks.

The statement said technical teams of the ministry and Miyahuna Company, backed by security personnel, instantly cut off the water supply and referred the violations to the general prosecutor "to complete legal procedures and apply the law against the offenders".

"The amount of water, part of the South Amman share, that has bee saved after the detection of these assaults is estimated at over 5,400cm per day", the source said pledging that ministry teams will press ahead with regular surveys in various areas "to uncover any new violations".

The statement thanked citizens for their constant cooperation with the ministry's efforts, which enabled the ministry to carry out the crackdown and save large amounts of lost water. It reminded that violations against water sources are economic crimes, praising the interior ministry and security agencies and the local media for their role in that effort.

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