The United States proposes a vital water project in Syria under the name “Trump River,” and the Syrian government welcomes but requests a name change
In a development reflecting the contours of the new US policy toward Syria, Washington presented President Ahmed al Sharaa with a strategic project to transfer water from the Euphrates River to Damascus, dubbed the Trump River.
This proposal comes as part of an ambitious vision for developing Syrian water resources, placing the project at the forefront of potential Syrian-US understandings regarding services and reconstruction.
The infrastructure project, stretching from Mayadin to Ghouta, aims to create a comprehensive infrastructure network extending from the city of Mayadin to Eastern Ghouta, encompassing vast areas of the Syrian desert.
In addition to water transport, the project includes the reclamation of hundreds of thousands of hectares in these arid regions.
According to the information, the project proposes two specific routes for transporting water: The southern route is 428 kilometers long, with an estimated total cost of $785.4 million, as the construction is expected to take 24 months.
The northern route: It extends for a distance of 481 kilometers, at a cost of up to $924 million, and requires 36 months to complete.
Advanced treatment technologies and economic viability: The project relies on treatment plants operating on a reverse osmosis system, with a production capacity of 300,000 cubic meters of water per day.
The primary objective is to revitalize agricultural lands in the Damascus countryside, while adhering to the protection of archaeological sites in the Palmyra region and employing modern groundwater recharge technologies.
The same source confirmed that the Syrian side welcomed the idea and is seriously studying it.
Interestingly, the Syrian government made only one request: to change the project’s name from Trump River to Green Renaissance, a move reflecting its desire to give the project a local and developmental character rather than a political one.
