Opening the Civil Defense reservoir in Gaza at a cost of €920,000, funded by the German government through KfW, in the presence of the Water Authority Chairman.
Funded by the Federal Republic of Germany..
CMWU Opens the Civil Defense Reservoir in Gaza City.
Gaza - CMWU organized the opening and commissioning ceremony of the Civil Defense reservoir in Gaza city, funded by the Federal Republic of Germany through the German Development Bank, with the reservoir opened by His Excellency Minister Eng. Mazen Ghanem, Chairman of the Water Authority, with the participation of Dr. Majed Awni Abu Ramadan, Chairman of CMWU's Board of Directors, Eng. Monther Shoblaq, the Utility's Director-General, and Mr. Peter Bierwirth, Head of the German Representative Office in Palestinian territory, in the presence of Gaza Municipality's representative Eng. Nihad Al-Mughanni, Director of Planning, and representatives of some national and international institutions and numerous notable figures and residents.
In his opening speech, Dr. Majed Awni Abu Ramadan, Chairman of CMWU's Board of Directors, welcomed the attendees, expressing his sincere thanks to the German government, the Water Authority, and all supporters and contributors to the success of this project and all the Utility's projects, affirming that the Civil Defense reservoir project would contribute to increasing water quality and improving the delivery of the service to residents of Gaza city.
He noted that the project represents a qualitative addition to the projects implemented by the Utility, given the reservoir's distinguished location and its capacity to absorb large quantities of water and distribute them to the city's residents, appreciating Germany's leading role in supporting water and sanitation projects in the Gaza Strip.
In turn, Minister Mazen Ghanem thanked all the contributors to completing this important and vital project, which comes as part of the efforts made to improve water services in the Gaza Strip amid the crisis the Strip is suffering from in this aspect, and amid the warnings issued by international bodies regarding the risks of the continuing water crisis in the Gaza Strip, thanking the Water Authority's and CMWU's crews for completing this reservoir and numerous other important vital projects opened during the past period.
In the speech of the German Representative Office in Palestinian territory, Mr. Peter spoke about the importance of this reservoir for residents of Gaza city, which holds large quantities of water, expressing his appreciation for the Water Authority's efforts in restoring the water sector's standing through its efforts under the direction of His Excellency Minister Ghanem towards the institutional development of the water sector... he also expressed his admiration for the Utility's prominent efforts in completing this project and other projects implemented in cooperation with the KfW institution.
He noted the German government's keenness and continuation in supporting projects targeting the improvement of water and sanitation services in the Gaza Strip, affirming that Germany will always remain a development partner in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and that this reservoir is considered one of the numerous projects through which Germany helps improve the difficult living conditions of the population in the Gaza Strip, as it is currently funding the construction of a main sewage treatment plant east of Al-Bureij, at a cost of more than €70 million.
It is worth noting that the Civil Defense reservoir has a capacity of three thousand cubic meters, and the reservoir plays an important role in the water supply system in Gaza city, with the number of beneficiaries from the reservoir exceeding 250,000 people, and it was constructed with funding from the German government through the KfW institution at a total cost of €920,000.
