Day: January 15, 2022

The Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) urged citizens to take precautions while driving their vehicles in southern heights that witnessed snowfall due to the expected freezing.

The JMD warned of lack and low visibility due to fog and clouds formation near surface in the southern heights, according to JMD website.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Minister of Agriculture, Khaled Hneifat, on Saturday inspected areas that were prepared for planting on the occasion of Arbor Day in the afforestation areas on the desert road sides.

Hneifat was briefed on all preparations and techniques that were taken to plant trees suitable for this area and maintain its sustainability.

He stressed the importance of leveraging treated and refined water as well as rainwater to irrigate the trees that will be planted this year, and not to use drinking water for that purpose.

He added that the ministry considers expanding afforestation in partnership with the private sector, prioritizing the local community members in employment within this direction, which will ensure the implementation of agriculture according to higher success rates.

He pointed out that the ministry distributes more than two million forest trees for free to all public and private entities and citizens annually, to commemorate this day and to plant forest trees in across the Kingdom in order to achieve the royal vision of increasing forest cover and planting fruit trees and appropriate trees for each region.

He estimated that 100,000 forest trees will be planted along the desert road with suitable and appropriate types, such as (tamarisk, casuarina, pepper, acacia and similar drought and desert -tolerant trees).

Source: Jordan News Agency

Minister of Interior, Mazen Faraiah, and Minister of Labor, Nayef Steitieh, on Saturday visited the Al-Jafr district, southern Jordan, and met with citizens who presented their demands and challenges.

During the tour, they said that they will solve citizens issues, which can be resolved directly by a decision from them, and raise the rest of demands to the cabinet and relevant ministries.

The two ministers toured farms at the Al-Jafr district and met with farmers to listen to their demands and challenges they face regarding land ownership and employment.

Both ministers met with figures, representatives of the local community and a group of unemployed young men, farmers and investors, and discussed challenges, issues and priority demands.

Faraiah said that the field tour of Al-Jafr district is a continuation of the government’s approach to reach out to citizens and listening to their demands, noting that the ministry will work to meet the demands that need immediate action, and consider other demands to be resolved either through the cabinet or other relevant ministries.

Steitieh said that the tour and meeting with Al-Jafr district citizens is a reaffirmation of procedures that young men and women of Al-Jafr will soon see in reality.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Some 26 impoverished families in the governorates of Karak and Madaba on Saturday were handed the keys of their new homes under the Royal Initiative for housing.

The initiative was launched in 2005 to secure decent housing and a stable life for underprivileged families across the Kingdom in implementation of His Majesty King Abdullah’s pledges during his meetings with dignitaries and public figures from the various governorates.

Each of the homes includes 2 bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a fenced outdoor courtyard with basic services, such as water, electricity and infrastructure.

Royal Court Chief Yousef Issawi, head of the committee to follow-up on the implementation of the royal initiatives, handed the keys to 10 homes to beneficiary families in the Ghor Al-Sammar area and 5 in Ghor Haditha in the Karak Government during a ceremony attended by Ministers of Public Works and Housing Yahya Kasbi, and Social Development, Ayman Mufleh.

Another poverty-stricken family in Karak also received the key to their new home upon an order by the King, who is keen on improving the quality of life and launching service and income-generating projects to secure jobs for the local communities.

In Madaba Governorate, Issawi handed over the keys to 11 new homes as part of the Royal Initiative under which beneficiary families are selected based on field surveys and transparent and fair criteria set by the Ministry of Social Development, taking into account the economic, social and health status of the family and members, people with disabilities and the “unhealthy nature” of their homes.

Issawi told Petra in an interview that that top priority of His Majesty is raising the standard of living of citizens, solving the problems they face, providing aid for underprivileged families and humanitarian cases, and security basic needs, such as housing, particularly people in areas with crushing poverty.

He said the families benefiting from the housing initiative were going through harsh social and economic conditions and living in old and dilapidated homes, and that the new houses will provide a healthy environment and a decent life. He said the Royal Court administration that follows up on implementation of the initiative oversees the equipment of the new homes and the provision of basic services in cooperation with government agencies.

In press interviews, beneficiary families expressed their deep appreciation for “this generous royal gesture, which reflects the King’s care and interest in securing a decent life for citizens, and the continuation of the Royal Initiatives despite the tough conditions due to the Covid pandemic.”

Source: Jordan News Agency