Jordan Valley Authority

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The Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) is a government agency in Jordan tasked with carrying out socioeconomic development of Jordan's side of the Jordan Valley. The agency was established in 1977. [1] It was a successor to the Jordanian Valley Authority, the Jordan River Tributaries Regional Cooperation and several other government departments related to the Jordan Valley. The JVA became responsible for water supply to Jordan's urban areas and agriculture. The JVA however did also play a role in land distribution as in the year of its founding a law established that all developed agricultural land could only be sold to the JVA. [2]

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Maqarin dam

The JVA, under its president Omar Abdallah Dakhqan, was tasked in 1977 to seek a solution for North Jordan's water shortage. The affected area also included the capital, Amman. An earlier plan, to derive water from the King Talal Dam, was abandoned after there rose serious concerns for water quality safety. The JVA then proposed a plan for a dam on the Yarmouk River. [3] The Maqarin dam as it was called was positioned however on the border between Syria and Jordan, and the river flow also effected Israel. Construction only began in 2004 and was finished in 2011.

Deir Alla Agricultural Road

The Deir Alla Agricultural Road, Is part of the decentralization projects, aiming to improve infrastructures in the district. On September 2025, 90% of the road was completed, providing framers easier acces to their fields. The project was funded by the 2024–2025 budget of the Balqa Governorate Council. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Jordan Valley Authority - About JVA". Jordan Valley Authority. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Professor Munther J Haddadin; Munther J. Professor Haddadin (17 June 2013). Water Resources in Jordan: "Evolving Policies for Development, the Environment, and Conflict Resolution". Routledge. pp. 222–. ISBN   978-1-136-52396-0.
  3. ↑ Munther J. Haddadin (2002). Diplomacy on the Jordan: International Conflict and Negotiated Resolution. Springer. pp.  229–. ISBN   978-0-7923-7527-2.
  4. ↑ "Jordan Valley Authority: 90% of Deir Alla Agricultural Road Paving Project Completed Under Decentralization Initiatives - Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA". Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA. 2025-09-16. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
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