Sharjah Electricity Completes Strategic Water Line Project to Al-Shanouf Suburb

SHARJAH, 4th June / WAM / Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority completed a project to extend a strategic main line with a diameter of 800 mm to transport water from Al-Zubair station to Al-Shanouf suburb, according to the best specifications, and its implementation began in mid-July 2022, using environmentally friendly materials that maintain water quality.

The new line provides clean fresh water to the areas of Mohdhab, Hadiba and the new areas in the suburb of Al-Shnouf, and enhances the efficiency of the water network.

Eng. Faisal Al Serkal, Director of the Water Department at the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority, explained that the project to implement a strategic line to transfer water from Al Zubair station to Al Shanouf suburb comes in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. According to the best specifications.

And he pointed out that the strategic line to transfer water from Al-Zubair station to the suburb of Al-Shanouf was completed in full according to the best specifications in all its stages, including excavation work, pipe extension, construction of control valves rooms, protection work and maintenance of surrounding roads, explaining that carbon steel pipes protected with epoxy coatings that are safe for health were used. According to the latest international standards used in fresh water distribution and transportation systems.

And he noted that water pressure tests were also carried out, and the line became ready for operation. The total cost of the project amounted to about 15.5 million dirhams, and the line was more than 6 km long and 800 mm in diameter.

He stressed that the authority continues its efforts to strengthen and strengthen water transmission and distribution networks in all regions of the Emirate of Sharjah as part of its strategy, which aims to develop water projects and their sustainability through ambitious expansions and development projects to keep pace with the comprehensive development process witnessed by the Emirate of Sharjah.