AMMAN The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is currently carrying out several water projects in Irbid and Balqa at a total cost of some $67 million, Water Minister Raed Abul Said said on Tuesday, during a meeting with the JICA and government officials.

The ministry is working at full capacity to address imbalances by boosting supply capabilities, in cooperation with donors and partners, such as the JICA, Abul Saud added.

Projects under way to boost water-supply efficiency in the northern region of the Kingdom are estimated at a total worth of $25 million, the minister noted, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

The head of the JICA office in Jordan attended the meeting, where she expressed her satisfaction and happiness with the level of Jordanian-Japanese cooperation, stressing Japans keenness to enable Jordans efforts in the face of exceptional circumstances.

The minister expressed his appreciation for the Japanese government and agencies for their support of Jordans water and sewage projects, including loans and grants facilitated for that purpose over the last few years.

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