Palestinians living in Belaa town north of Tulkarem province have sounded distress signals over the acute dearth in much-needed water supplies.
Belaa Mayor Anwar Ameir said during a Tuesday meeting with the head of the Water Authority in Ramallah that the water crisis has wrought severe damage on Belaa’s agricultural lands.
Ameir urged the Water Authority to take urgent steps so as to work out the crisis and boost both the quality and quantity of water supplies to Belaa.
He further pressed for raising funds and speeding up underway efforts to excavate a new water well in Belaa.
Head of the Water Authority Mazen Ghneim attributed the water crisis to the sharp decrease in the output of the local water well vowing to seek out ways to tone down the crisis.
