A number of service projects implemented in Al-Hajar Al-Aswad to facilitate the return of the people

Damascus Countryside (ST): With the aim of facilitating and securing the return of the people to their homes in the city of Al-Hajar Al-Aswad in the countryside of Damascus, the service workshops affiliated to a number of sectors carried out a number of works in the area, including connecting the electrical network and delivering electric  current to homes after installing two electric conversion centers with a capacity of 1,000 kilovolt-amps for each, and extending low-current lines. Other projects are still being implemented, according to the head of the local council in the city, Eng. Khaled Khamis.

Regarding educational services, Khamis explained that the teaching process began in the third Al-Hajar Al-Aswad school, which was rehabilitated in cooperation with the International First Aid Organization, and during the coming days, the restoration of five other schools will begin in cooperation with an international organization, so that all students will be accommodated during the next academic year.

As for the rehabilitation of houses, Khamis affirmed that 136 houses have been rehabilitated and restored by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Organization, and work is underway to restore 300 other houses by their owners, and the number of families who actually lived in the city exceeded 150 families.

Concerning the health situation, Khamis pointed out that the rehabilitation work of the health center in the city of Damascus Countryside will be completed within days, and the Health Directorate in Quneitra Governorate will rehabilitate its dispensary in cooperation with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

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