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Recent unstable weather boosts dams reserve to 26%
By JT - Dec 07,2023 - Last updated at Dec 07,2023
AMMAN — The Ministry of Water and Irrigation reported on Wednesday an increase in registered rainfall, reaching 24.2 per cent of the country's long-term average of 8.1 billion cubic metres. Following the recent weather unstable weather conditions, 4.3 million cubic metres (mcm) of water flowed into the Kingdom's 15 main dams, increasing their storage to 76 mcm, approximately 26 per cent of their total capacity of 288.128 mcm. At the governorate level, Zarqa recorded the highest precipitation, with 27.4 millimetres (mm), according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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