Syrian News - Northeast Syria
Farmers in the northern countryside of Raqqa are suffering from rainwater and flooding of their agricultural fields cultivated with wheat and barley crops, along the Jalab River, which enters Syrian territory near the city of Tal Abyad and reaches the Euphrates River on the outskirts of Raqqa city.
The farmers confirmed that they face the dangers of floods and floods with their primitive means, amid the absence of any support and support from the local authorities, in addition to the Turkish army's prevention of them from approaching the border, which constitutes the beginning of the entry of water into their agricultural fields, pointing out that the floodwaters flooded many bridges and washed away the roads along their route.
Farmers and residents called on the concerned government authorities to intervene urgently and work to take the necessary measures to face the risks of floods and floods in the area. Work is also being done to expand the course of the Jellab River to accommodate the excess amounts of water resulting from heavy rains.
In this regard, the Director General of the General Authority for Water Resources at the Syrian Ministry of Energy, Eng. Ahmed Kawan, attributed the cause of the problems facing farmers and residents in Raqqa and Hasakeh governorates to the encroachment on river beds, agricultural drains and the cultivation of lands prone to floods, explaining that "the competent government agencies are mobilized in all areas that witnessed floods, including Raqqa, Hasakah and Aleppo.
For his part, the Director of Water Resources in Raqqa Governorate, Eng. Ahmed Al-Ajaji, explained that the Directorate has already taken the necessary measures to ward off the risks of floods on the Al-Balikh River, in addition to preventing agriculture and construction within the 100-meter sanctuary of the river on both sides. It is prone to flooding and has become owned by the Land Reclamation Corporation.
Al-Ajaji said that the directorate's mechanisms are working to strengthen the two sides of the river so that the water does not deviate from its course, in addition to strengthening the river barrier from the town of Hazima to the Euphrates River and opening and removing silt at ferries to open it.
He explained that the damage is the result of encroachments by farmers and residents on the river campus.
It is noteworthy that the Jallab River enters Syrian territory east of the city of Tal Abyad about 4 km. It meets the Balikh River at the village of Al-Buz, 12 km south of Tal Abyad, until it empties into the Euphrates River east of the city of Raqqa.
The area of agricultural lands on both banks of the Balikh River is hundreds of thousands of hectares and is considered one of the most fertile agricultural lands in Raqqa Governorate.
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