Two water-pumping stations in the Damascus countryside began operating on Thursday, Syrian officials said, in a project intended to improve drinking-water supplies for around 2 million people. The General Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation in Damascus worked with Syrian Civil Defense to restore 28 wells around the stations and install booster pumps.
The work is intended to supply residents in Ashrafieh Sahnaya, Al-Kiswah, Al-Barda, Al-Salam suburb and Jaramana, along with Al-Qazzaz and parts of southern Damascus. The authorities describe the stations, wells and booster pumps as parts of the water-supply improvements.
Water access in the Damascus countryside
The project aims to improve drinking-water supplies for around 2 million people. Officials named the areas intended to receive water, but they didn’t specify how much water the project would provide or when supplies would reach each community.
The General Company for Drinking Water and Sanitation in Damascus carried out the work with Syrian Civil Defense. Their crews restored 28 wells around the pumping stations and installed booster pumps. Officials reported the two stations operational on Thursday.
Saudi aid agency KSrelief funded the project, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. KSrelief also supports Syrian communities with food, shelter and medical supplies. The announcement didn’t give the project’s cost or further details about the agency’s funding.
Damaged networks and continuing need
Water and electricity networks ranked among the vital sectors damaged during Syria’s civil war, which the source dates from 2011 to 2024. The project comes as humanitarian organisations continue to report problems accessing reliable water systems.
A Doctors Without Borders report in September warned that millions of people in Syria still lacked reliable water systems and faced a risk of disease. The warning covers access to reliable systems across Syria; the supplied information gives no separate figure for people affected in the Damascus countryside.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said around 15.6 million people still required humanitarian assistance, nearly two years after political change swept the country. That figure describes humanitarian need across Syria, not the number expected to benefit from the pumping-station project.
Syrian authorities said the project aims to improve drinking-water supplies for around 2 million people in the named areas. Crews restored 28 wells, installed booster pumps and brought two pumping stations into operation. The Doctors Without Borders report and the UN agency’s estimate indicate that water access and broader humanitarian needs remain concerns beyond the project’s stated coverage.