Alouk station pumps water to Hasakah countryside after 7-years cutoff
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – Water from the Alouk pumping station in the countryside of Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) reached the town of Tel Tamr in northern Hasakah, northeastern Syria, for the first time in seven years, a local official on Saturday told North Press.
Noura Aziz, head of the Water Department in Tel Tamr, said the water arrived late Friday night after years of interrupted service.
She said technical teams opened the control valve for the Tel Tamr supply line on Saturday morning to inspect the transmission network and verify that it is ready for operation.
According to Aziz, water will initially be pumped on a trial basis for limited hours to test the pipelines, which have remained unused for several years.
She added that once the inspections are completed and the network is confirmed to be functioning properly, pumping will continue toward the city of Hasakah.
Last week, Syria’s Ministry of Energy announced the start of trial pumping from the Alouk station after several months of maintenance and rehabilitation.
The ministry said the testing phase is intended to assess the readiness of the station and its transmission lines before full operations resume.