Water minister meets UNEP Sudan director

Minister of Water Resources, Professor Saif Alddin Hamad Abdullah , reviewed with the Director of the UNEP Global Programme Coordinator in Sudan the steps of the programme for drinking water, sanitation and water resources which is supervised by the Development Fund at the United Nations in Sudan. The Minister explained the structural adjustments under which the Ministry of Water Resources is established and included the General Authority for water public administrations at the ministry. The meeting also tackled the coordination between the program of drinking water, sanitation and water resources and methods for applying integrated management of water resources in Darfur regions and the role of the ministry in supporting the implemention of the program and benefit from the grants presented by the international organizations in this regard. On the other hand he met with the Chairman and Managing Director of Oamrab Iranian Engineering company , with the presence of the Minister of Physical Planning at Nahr alneel state , Hassan Fadl Almola where the meeting discussed the developments of the Iranian loan allocated for the establishment of six water stations in Diwaim, Shendi , Abu Hamad , Sennar , Medani, Ummagad, North of Aljezira and he got acquainted to the proceeding of work in the water plants in Atbara and Damer, which is expected to be completed in mid-April. The Minister has promised to continue the follow up of this matter with the authorities to fulfill the obligations required by the end of the period specified by the Bank of Iran in the tenth of next February. BF