Sewerage Network Maintenance Begins in Aleppo’s Jabal Badro District
The General Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation in Aleppo has officially launched a maintenance and rehabilitation project for the sewage network in the Jabal Badro district. This initiative, which began this week, aims to address persistent service issues caused by the degradation of aging pipes and to alleviate the ongoing sanitation challenges faced by local residents.
Alaa al-Azour, the official in charge of the monitoring office for the third block in the governorate, confirmed that the intervention was prompted by repeated complaints from the local community regarding severe blockages in the sewage system. Following these reports, technical directives were issued to the Hanano sector to implement urgent emergency solutions. Repair crews have since begun the systematic replacement and maintenance of critical damaged sections to prevent wastewater leakage and restore proper functionality to the grid.
Abdul Rahman al-Khatib, head of the Hanano sector at the company, provided further technical details regarding the operation. He noted that current efforts are focused on the primary pipe located opposite the Scientific Research building. This specific repair involves replacing a fractured segment of the main line, which had caused wastewater to spill onto the streets. However, al-Khatib emphasized that these emergency repairs are merely a stopgap measure. He stated that the district requires a comprehensive, long-term project to install a standardized, larger-diameter drainage system to effectively meet the service needs of the neighborhood’s population.
Local representatives have highlighted the severe impact these infrastructure issues have had on daily life. Mukhtar of Jabal Badro, Khaled al-Jumaa, explained that residents have endured significant hardship due to the chronic clogging of the network. The resulting overflow of sewage into streets and residential properties led to the formation of pools of stagnant water and the proliferation of foul odors. In addition to public health concerns, the leakage resulted in property damage for many households in the area.
This project is part of a broader, ongoing effort by service entities in Aleppo to rehabilitate infrastructure that was severely impacted during previous years of conflict. The Jabal Badro area, which sustained substantial damage to its essential services due to heavy shelling, is now a focus for authorities aiming to restore basic utilities and improve the living conditions of residents across various residential sectors of the city. As the repair work continues, municipal authorities maintain that these efforts remain a priority to prevent further deterioration of the district’s public health and safety standards.
