Secretary-General of the Jordan Valley Authority: Dams have reached red lines

Arab Weather - Secretary-General of the Jordan Valley Authority, Hisham Al-Haisa, confirmed that dam reserves this summer have reached the "red line," noting that the authority has developed an "emergency plan" to ensure the necessary supply of water to citizens and farmers.

Al-Haisa said Thursday evening that the authority had succeeded in "harmonizing" the distribution of water between drinking water and agricultural water despite the decline in rainfall.

He added, "The dams reached red lines this summer, but we assure citizens and farmers that an emergency plan is in place to deal with the water supply crisis."

Al-Haisa explained that rainfall accounted for 35% of the total rainfall throughout the season, which necessitated taking measures during the past season to ensure farmers were supplied with sufficient quantities of water.