ADEN: Kuwaiti charity Tanmia launched on Saturday a water project benefiting 1,500 families in the coastal district of Mokha on the Red Sea in the Yemeni governorate of Taiz as part of the campaign “Kuwait by your side”, which is ongoing for the ninth year in a row.

The foundation implementing the project, Altwasul for Human Development, said in a statement that the project, which was inaugurated in the area of Zahari in the district of Mokha, includes a submersible pump and a main network of pipes extending from the well to the tower tank, which stands at 1,650 meters and a sub-network connecting water from the well to homes and distribution points with a length of 650 meters.

Chairman of the Planning Committee of the Local Council of the District of Mokha Abdullah Al-Saraji praised the efforts of the State of Kuwait in supporting development projects in Yemen, pointing out that this project will contribute to improving the standard of living of the people and providing them with clean water.

The Altwasul’s President Raed Ibrahim pointed out that this project comes as an extension of dozens of development projects implemented by the State of Kuwait and its civil humanitarian arms supported by the government of Kuwait and its people, including Tanmia, to alleviate the suffering of their Yemeni brothers in light of the harsh conditions they are going through. — KUNA