Jordan | The Ministry of Water and Irrigation declares a state of emergency to deal with the current depression

Arab Weather - The Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the Water Authority, the Jordan Valley Authority, departments and water companies declared a state of emergency in all regions, stressing that all workers must take all necessary precautions in preparation for dealing with developments in the weather situation with responsibility, awareness, and full coordination with all concerned authorities, administrative rulers and municipalities, and to ensure presence on the Round the clock in the operating rooms in the governorates and provide all mechanisms and support to deal with various circumstances.

She stressed on all departments and water companies to be fully prepared to deal with the effects of the depression affecting the Kingdom and the expected rain and snow and an expected drop in temperatures, as well as taking effective measures near all water facilities, projects, dams and valleys to protect property and crops, especially in the Badia and Jordan Valley areas. and Wadi Araba, and the necessity of coordinating with contractors working with the water sector in all regions by providing mechanisms and support to deal with all expected scenarios and taking precautions for the current works and giving sewage floods the speed of immediate response, especially in low-lying areas.

The Ministry of Water and Irrigation - Water Authority - Jordan Valley Authority called on all citizens and farmers in various regions of the Kingdom to take the necessary measures to protect their crops from the danger of frost and the need to protect water meters from freezing in light of the prevailing weather conditions with expectations of temperatures dropping to sub-zero levels.

It appealed to citizens, farmers and livestock breeders alike to take all necessary precautions to deal with weather conditions, low temperatures and rain precipitation, to stay away from the streams of valleys and water sites, to cooperate with its cadres and to ensure that rainwater gutters are not linked to sewage networks and to benefit from them, and to report on Any complaint or note to the Unified Complaint Center (117116).