In the second quarter of 2020, the Raqqa Local Administration and Municipalities Committee launched projects related to cleaning, expansion of water and electricity networks.

In this context, asphalting and maintenance-repair will also be carried out as well as the restoration of bridges and roads that are important for the communication within the region. The project is carried out by 15 provincial and city municipalities in the region.

Budget for projects

Ehmed al-Hıdır, co-chair of Raqqa Local Administration Committee and Municipalities Civil Council Committee, told ANHA that the Committee of Municipalities of the Autonomous Administration of the Federation of North and East Syria has allocated a budget of one billion 500 thousand Syrian lira for these projects.

Hıdır added that the bridges in al-Ensal and al-Akrîşî will be restorated, and that 250 million Syrian liras were allocated for asphalting village and district roads.

'Improving our living spaces’

Al-Hıdır also said that 7 garbage trucks and 4 cleaning vehicles will be in operation to ensure the cleaning of towns and villages. “We have allocated 100 million Syrian lira for the repair of water networks and power lines. We want to reduce power outages by repairing the existing power lines. Our projects aim at improving our public services and living spaces.”