The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) continues its Beautiful Aden campaign for hygiene and environmental sanitation, it was reported here Thursday. The campaign has entered the second week and is scheduled to continue for another three months, covering eight districts here. The Aden campaign has achieved advanced levels in terms of removing built-up debris from the streets and roads, which reached 2,857 cubic meters, in more than 100 work points, benefiting about 130,000 Yemeni citizens in eight provinces. In 17 days, the campaign's teams of workers have also removed 9,744 cubic meters of waste in the Buraiqah District, exceeding the 90-day target of 9,000 cubic meters. In its second week, the "Beautiful Aden" campaign targeted the Sheikh Othman and Tawahi Districts, collecting and removing accumulated trash and garbage deposits, clearing rainwater, and addressing damage from torrential rains. These rains have caused the closure of some main streets and parts of popular neighborhoods, as well as forcing citizens to move. In total, the teams have cleared 625,000 liters of floodwater from the recent storms and downpours out of the streets of Aden. In keeping with SDRPYs objectives, 30,000 liters of water were then used to irrigate the trees planted during the beautification phase of work. SDRPY's equipment and work teams are operating alongside colleagues from the Cleaning and Improvement Fund of Aden in order to achieve all the campaign's objectives, and to restore beauty and health to Aden. Over a period of three months, this work will target 10 neighborhoods in 8 districts, namely: Sheikh Othman, Mansoura (Abdel Aziz), Mansoura (Cairo), Dar Saad, Inma (Buraiqah), Al Shaab (Buraiqah), Khormaksar, Al-Mualla, Tawahi and the Crater District. "Beautiful Aden" also includes an afforestation and beautification campaign, which includes the planting of 5,000 seedlings and will contribute to highlighting the beauty of the city and nature by improving the urban landscape, as well as to purifying the atmosphere. The trees will naturally increase oxygen in the local atmosphere, contributing to improvements in weather and climate. The campaign is renovating and lighting a number of vital roads in Aden, enhancing the use of natural energy sources and raising the efficiency of energy consumption. This project will also stimulate commercial traffic, improve the urban landscape, contribute to enhancing local security, and reduce traffic accidents. With participation of more than 300 crew members, 12 field observers, 80 civil society groups and 40 farmers, Beautiful Aden campaign contributes to maintaining general health standards of Yemeni citizens by preventing epidemics and diseases. — SG/SPA
