Press Release on July 14, 2006
Signing Ceremony for the Project for
Improvement of the Water Supply System for Zarqa (Phase II)
- Arabic release (MS Word file)
Quick glance at the project
- The ceremony was witnessed by the Prime Ministers of Japan and Jordan
- The target area of the signed project: West Zarqa, Hashmeyeh, and Sukhna
(The first phase: East Zarqa and Ruseifa) - The grant for the second phase is 3.2 Million JD
(The total amount of the entire project is 14.16 Million JD) - Three aims: a) improving water supply conditions, b) increasing actual water availability through reduction in the leakage amount by distributing water at an appropriate water supply pressure, c) and fair water distribution through optimum water distribution management.
- Japan's assistance in the water sector
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The Government of Japan has extended to the Government of Jordan a grant of up to Five Hundred and Eleven Million Japanese Yen (511,000,000 JYE), approximately Three Million One Hundred and Forty Six Thousand JD (3,146,000 JD) at the current exchange rate, for part of the Project for Improvement of the Water Supply System for Zarqa District (Phase II). The total amount of the entire project is about Two Billion and Three Hundred Million Japanese Yen (2,300,000,000 JYE), approximately Fourteen Million One Hundred and Sixty Thousand JD (14,160,000 JD).
The signing ceremony of the grant was held in Aqaba on Friday 14 July after the expanded meeting between H.E. Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan and H.E. Dr. Marouf Al Bakhit, Prime Minister of Jordan. The Notes to this effect were exchanged between H.E. Mr. Shigenobu Kato, Ambassador of Japan and H.E. Mrs. Suhair Al-Ali, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation. It was especially honoured by the esteemed presence of both countries’ Prime Ministers, H.E. Mr. Koizumi and H.E. Dr. Al Bakhit.
This project is the second phase of the “Project for Improvement of the Water Supply System for the Zarqa District”, which was implemented in FY 2002 and 2003 targeting the areas of east of Zarqa city and Ruseifa municipality. The total amount of 02-03 Project was One Billion Seven Hundred and Twenty One Million Japanese Yen (1,721,000,000 JYE), approximately Ten Million and Six Hundred Thousand JD (10,600,000JD).
The Phase II of the Project was planned for the areas close to these, in order to bring about more efficient effect upon whole Zarqa governorate. The Phase II, which is divided into three terms, aims at improving water supply conditions, increasing actual water availability through reduction in the leakage amount by distributing water at an appropriate water supply pressure, and fair water distribution through optimum water distribution management in west of Zarqa city, Hashmeyeh municipality, and Sukhna municipality. The Japanese Government has contributed to further supply of efficient water in all over Jordan and has supported reducing the leakage amount by distributing water.
The Government of Japan is pleased to be part of this venture in support of water needs in various ways, and welcomes the opportunity to work along with the Government of Jordan on possible future projects, all with a view of strengthening the bonds of friendship and mutual cooperation which exist between the two countries.
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