Ministry of Water Resources to Participate in the Damascus International Fair

Damascus- The Ministry of Water Resources to participate in the 61st session of the Damascus International Fair, scheduled to take place on August 28 within the Syrian national pavilion and on an area of 70 square meters.

Assistant Director of the General Authority for Drinking Water in Damascus and its Countryside, Eng. Issam Al- Tabbaa, explained to SANA that the participation aims to highlight the importance of the water sector in Syria and its role in achieving sustainable development and show the most important achievements in the field of rehabilitation of facilities and infrastructure.

The pavilion will include paintings showing the water installations and models for some vital and important projects, as well as pictures and documentaries on irrigation projects, dams, drinking water and the reality of the central laboratory for monitoring water quality in Damascus.

Mr. Al-Tabaa said that the ministry will go through the exhibition with an awareness campaign for citizens about rationalizing the use of water through leaflets and educational film material in addition to distributing leaflets about the ministry’s work and the tasks of its affiliates.

The General Organization for Exhibitions and International Markets announced at the beginning of June that the reserved spaces in the exhibition exceeded 78,000 square meters, including 58886 square meters-built areas and 19847 square meters open spaces whereas the local participation from the ministries of state, bodies, institutions, unions and the private sector occupy the larger space.

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