JERASH — “Water is distributed to us ‘by the drop’,” Awni
Al-Aydi told
Jordan News. Aydi, who suffers from a neurological illness, lives
in Al-Manshiyya, a neighborhood adjacent to
Jerash Camp, which has not received
water from the municipality for nearly 25 years.
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“There are 50 homes in the area, and we all buy our own
water — we’re not covered by (municipal) services,” he said. Two months ago the
municipality took notice, he explained, and finally built a main water line and
sewage system, but those will not be activated “until we pay JD800, which we
cannot afford.”
Residents plan their living expenses around their water
costs, he said. In his case that totals about JD40 per month, but only because
“I do not have children, and my wife and I can manage; larger homes and
families, they need more.”
“It’s hard enough living here because of the high prices,
then add to that the burden of having to buy water for more than two decades —
we got our hopes up when they offered us a solution, but a fee of JD800
prevented that,” he lamented.
“Who cares about us?” Aydi asked.
Ministry of Water and Irrigation spokesperson Omar Salameh
told
Jordan News that “the Manshiyya area falls outside our organization and
isn’t covered by our services; we provide services in accordance with the
provisions of the law.”
Jordan News also spoke to Nayef Al-Hajjaya, the governor of
Jerash, who said: “Residents should contact us so we can take the appropriate
action.”
Despite numerous attempts, Jerash Water Director Mahmoud
Al-Titi was not available for comment.
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