President Saleh highlights Dams and Barriers for Agricultural development

Taiz –20 oct …

President Ali Abdullah Saleh paid a visit on Saturday to Al-Amera Dam, Taiz governorate where he was welcomed by crowds of people who expressed happiness and joy at the presidents visit to their area.

Presidents Saleh was briefed on the volume of water stored and the capacity of the dam and its importance to provide wells and agricultural lands with water.

President saleh gave directives the bodies concerned to expand such projects including water barriers, emphasizing the importance of these projects to enhance agricultural development moving the wheel of development in the country, He called upon citizens to make use of these projects to preserve water, cultivating lands. Establishing agricultural cooperation associations through which they can development and expand the modern agricultural means achieving profitable economic revenues, accommodating the agricultural employment, improving the living conditions of farmers and contributing to the economic and social development of the whole society. President Saleh expressed his relief to the progress achieved in constructing dams and water barriers reaching to 635 most of which have been constructed and others are underway.

He asserted the importance of making a wise use of water. Preserving the water wealth especially in scarce-water areas at the top of which being Taiz.

President Saleh was accompanied by Mr.Hussein Al-Basheeri, state Minister, and Ahmed Abdullah Al-Hajri, Taiz Governor and chairman of local council, and a number of officials.(saba)