Aleppo Water Directorate Starts Canal Repairs at Maskanah East Irrigation Project

Start of works

The Water Resources Directorate in Aleppo has begun preparing and treating breaks in the canals of the fourth farm of the Maskanah East project in the eastern Aleppo countryside. The announcement describes this as a step ahead of rehabilitating the project's main and secondary irrigation networks.

Scope of works

• Main canals: treating breaks.
• Secondary canals: repairing subsidence points and restoring the canals to the required levels.
• Equipment: cranes, crawler excavators and wheel excavators.

The stated aim is to improve water flow and reduce losses, so that irrigation water reaches agricultural land more regularly.

What the announcement does not state

The announcement does not give the length of canal covered, the cost, the funding source, the contractor or the irrigated area.