46.7% increase in dams water storage and frost warnings

Arab Weather - Eng. Raed Abu Al-Saud, Minister of Water and Irrigation, said that the storage of dams increased to 157 million cubic meters, with a storage ratio of 46.7 percent of the total storage capacity of 336.4 million cubic meters, as it entered the dams until this morning, from the beginning The rainy season is over 82 million cubic meters, the last of which was 6.5 million cubic meters during the past 48 hours.

The minister said in a press statement issued today, Sunday, that the cumulative rainfall amounted to the Kingdom increased to 94.4 percent of the long-term annual rate from the beginning of the current season, bringing the precipitation to 7736 million cubic meters from the overall rate of 8.1 billion cubic meters , Accounting for 79 percent of the rain that fell during the last rainy season.

He stated that the volume of rain that fell during the past 24 hours recorded 188.9 million cubic meters, the largest share of which was for the capital Amman, 90.3 million cubic meters, followed by Mafraq 37 million cubic meters, then Al Balqa 17.5 million cubic meters, and Zarqa 14.4 million cubic meters, then Madaba 10.5 million cubic meters, Karak 8.4, Irbid 7.2 million cubic meters, Ajloun 2.1 million cubic meters, crunches 1.3 million cubic meters, and Tafila 0.2 million meters Cubic, then Ma'an 0.1 million cubic meters, while Aqaba did not record anything.

In the same context, the Minister called on citizens, farmers and livestock keepers to take effective and responsible measures to protect their crops, livestock, water meters and various household facilities from the expected frost waves during the coming hours due to low temperatures, which will continue for several days.

He stressed the need to take measures to ensure the protection of crops adjacent to torrents and valleys, from the danger of raiding floodwaters, especially those that fall below dams, with the continued coming of depressions in the Kingdom loaded with rain of good.

He added, that all water authority cadres, located in all regions, must take all necessary measures to coordinate with the various bodies, administrative rulers and mayors.

The Minister of Water and Irrigation appealed to everyone to need to deal responsibly with the instructions and calls of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and its institutions, stating that the staff of the Water Authority, the Jordan Valley Authority and the water companies take the necessary precautions in such conditions and that the Operations and Control Center in the Ministry and the Consolidated Complaints Center receive notes around the clock Weather developments and deals with them with responsibility.

He added that he issued clear instructions to the Water Authority, water departments and companies to implement awareness-raising campaigns and receive citizens' comments, to guide them in this area, as well as to the Jordan Valley Authority.

And Abu Al-Saud stated, that operating rooms were created around the clock, in the northern, central and southern Jordan Valley, and Wadi Araba, with the aim of communicating with farmers in the field, societies, administrative rulers and mayors to ensure that crops are not affected by the frost waves, as well as increasing the amount of irrigation water and liquefying it to areas especially in The northern, central and southern valley areas, which are expected to be a strong frost wave, especially in the northeastern Badia and northern Jordan Valley areas, as well as raising awareness of livestock owners in particular.

He appealed to citizens, farmers and livestock keepers to take these warnings seriously and responsibly in these areas as well as not to graze near or close to water installations and valleys in order to preserve their safety.

The Minister also called on citizens not to connect rainwater gutters on sewage networks, as well as to protect water meters in real estate and homes from the danger of freezing and spoilage and not to throw waste into valleys that constitute a major challenge to water sector institutions because of their impact on stopping water sources as a result of pollution Consequently, pumping stops from areas due to this and reporting any comment or complaint on the consolidated complaints phone 117116 or the Public Security Operations Center 911 to prevent cases of disregard for the interests of citizens.

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