UAE lays foundation stone for a project to maintain damaged water lines in Khan Yunis

UAE lays foundation stone for a project to maintain damaged water lines in Khan Yunis

Khan Younis – loan

Operation “The Gallant Knight 3” laid the foundation stone of the project to maintain the destroyed water lines in the city of Khan Yunis, funded by the UAE, in cooperation with the municipality of Khan Yunis and the Water Utility of the Coastal Municipalities, and implemented by a specialized company to provide water to residents of the government, in the event of infrastructure collapse as a result the difficulties of accessing water and the destruction of networks and wells in several regions.

The repair operations of the damaged water networks began after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Khan Yunis municipality to restart the main water wells, tanks and destroyed lines, in order for the municipality to provide humanitarian services to the city’s displaced residents and families. , to alleviate the suffering of obtaining water, and to prevent health disasters.

Operation “Gallant Knight 3” aims to supply water to all areas through humanitarian projects, especially in flooded areas with large numbers of displaced people, whose number has reached 900,000 people in the city of Khan Yunis, where municipal finances are aimed at repairing lines and lines. pump water to them, in addition to the water distribution campaign The ships go to various shelter centers, the number of beneficiaries has reached 70,000 and it is still running.

It is worth noting that the city of Khan Yunis is suffering from water shortage, after 25 wells were completely destroyed and 12 wells were partially destroyed during the events in the city, and the percentage of damage to the main network reached 70%, ie. It is a barrier to water supplies for thousands of Palestinian families in Khan Yunis at a time when the potential for epidemics and disease to spread increases.