(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Israel on Tuesday launched a first-of-its-kind project to flow
desalinated water from the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee in
the northeast of the country, trend reports citing xinhua .
With a cost of about 1 billion shekels (284 million U.S.
dollars), it is one of the largest water projects in Israel, said a
statement issued by the Israel Water Authority.
The project, initiated by the authority and Mekorot, the
national water company, will help keep the water level of the Sea
of Galilee, a natural water source and national emergency reservoir
in dry years, it added.
Following droughts between 2013 and 2018, which caused the
suspension of water pumping from the Sea of Galilee, the idea to
flow desalinated seawater to the lake emerged.
The project will allow water supply throughout the year for the
needs of the Israeli economy, including agriculture, alongside
regular water supply to Jordan in accordance with the peace
agreements between the two countries.
The current first phase of the project includes a section of
about 30 km in the Central Galilee region.
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