AMMAN — Per capita water share in the northeastern Badia has shrunk by 40 per cent because of the regular growth in population, as well as the Syrian refugee crisis, Director of the Northern Badia Water Department Marwan Turki said Tuesday.
The share decreased from 200 litres every day to 120 litres, Turki said, highlighting the directorate's efforts to provide citizens with their water needs, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
The Water Ministry, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, implemented several projects that included replacing pumps and cables, and digging alternative wells than those whose productivity has decreased, Turki said.