Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, said, on Tuesday at the House of Advisors, that water desalination remains a priority for managing the water deficit, which has become structural, given the repercussions of global warming.
Responding to oral questions, Baraka noted that by 2030, 50% of drinking water supply will be provided by desalination, pointing out that the government has put in place a plan to build several desalination plants in order to reach a production level of 1.4 billion m3 by that date.
The Minister also specified that OCP will be responsible for desalinating 560 million m3, stressing that 500 million m3 of water will be used for agriculture, while the remaining volume will be used to supply drinking water to citizens.
According to the government plan, coastal towns will be equipped with desalination plants, as part of a partnership between the public and private sectors, which means that they will not benefit from dam water that will be used to meet the needs of inland towns a
nd rural areas, as well as for irrigation.
The Minister also explained that, to tackle the problem of water stress, the government has adopted an approach based on solidarity between coastal and inland towns, by extending drinking water supply channels and relieving pressure on dams, whose water will be destined for inland regions, the rural world and the agricultural sector.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse
A general assembly by the “Lebanese Writers Union” to elect a new administrative body will take place at the General Labor Confederation Center. In case the quorum is not reached, the second session will be held on Friday, January 12, 2024, with the attendees present at the specified time and location.
2:30 pm Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, will deliver a speech at the commemorative ceremony marking the passing of former MP Mohammad Hassan Yaghi, one week after his demise, at the Hussainiya of Sayyida Khawla in Baalbek.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon