People of al-Shaddadi complaining about the poor situation of the roads
Al-Shadadi – North-Press Agency
Hussam al-Dakhil
The residents of the town al-Shaddadi, 60 km south of Hasakah, northeastern Syria are complaining about the poor conditions of the town’s roads, where more than 90% of the main and secondary roads are completely damaged, unfit and greatly affect both the pedestrians and the vehicles.
The residents told North-Press about their resentment with the People’s Municipality, which “hasn’t done anything since it was opened about two years ago,” according to the locals.
Mohammed Mafdi a resident of the town, pointed out that people suffer the holes in the roads, which collect water inside in winter and impede the movement, pointing out to the presence of a school near his home, he said: “It is difficult for students to reach their school due to the large holes which turn the road into swamps, which force them to take a long way to pursue their education.”
Noura al-Ali, a resident, also said: “The muddy holes of water in front of our houses block the road, and the situation is getting worse in winter,” she said.
Yasser Al-Shaheen anther resident explained that all accidents in the town are mainly caused by the unpaved roads, calling on the People’s Municipality in al-Shaddadi to find a solution for this problem as soon as possible.
The Municipality
Mohammed al-Saleh, the co-head of the People’s Municipality in Al-Shaddadi, attributed the municipality’s delay in paving roads to the great destruction of the town’s sewage networks as a result of the war.
Al-Saleh said: “70% of the sewage networks have been completed, which will pave the way for us to undertake more projects, including paving roads, which we will start working early next month.”
Al-Saleh also said: “6 km of the town’s roads will be paved, and this percentage represents a quarter of the town’s streets,” indicating that the rest of the streets would be filled up before winter.
In February 2016, the town of al-Shaddadi witnessed fierce battles between the Global Coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Islamic State group (ISIS), where the SDF took control over the whole area in the same year.