Qatar- QRCS Latakia mission gains momentum

9/7/2015 7:52:10 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)DOHA: Through its permanent mission in Turkey Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has taken steps to help the Syrians affected by the recently escalated violence in their country and the subsequent siege and deteriorated humanitarian conditions of many in the conflict zones.

Due to the bombardment and clashes there occurred several wildfires and many locals weredisplaced from the Al-Ghab plain to Latakia countryside. This created demand on fuel for the municipality’s civil defence vehicles to suppress wildfires remove debris and solid waste maintain power and water systems open humanitarian corridors help the injured access and prepare camp land and deliver relief items and drinking water.

To deal with this situation QRCS offered additional $38000 (QR138187) over three months to continue the road clearing and maintenance in Latakia countryside. QRCS’s logistic staff will purchase 25000 liter fuel per month and coordinate the delivery with the municipality. Field visits will be conducted to supervise the use of these critical supplies. This contribution is part of the project of paving roads to open humanitarian corridors in Latakia countryside launched by QRCS in May of more than $30000 (QR109044).

The escalation in coastal regions has resulted in huge displacement towards adjacent frontier territories. The open main roads were subject to raids so the IDPs resorted to steep byways which were then attacked and blocked. An emergency appeal was issued to open safe humanitarian corridors in Latakia countryside by removing the barriers and paving the roads to enable the IDP movement and transportation of the inured.

In response QRCS’s relief staff visited the region to examine the situation and identify needs. After meetings with civil defence and local organisations an intervention plan was developed including the provision of 30000 litres of fuel for the trucks and machinery used to pave the roads at a cost of QR23205. Also five dump trucks were rented to remove the blockages with regular full maintenance.

Over one month the project covered a total of 19-km byways. Two engineers were assigned to supervise the workflow and make progress reports. QRCS paid QR7000 as incentives to the workers for their voluntary work.

QRCS is one of the active humanitarian organisations working inside Syria conducting dozens of special projects in favour of the communities affected by the four-year Syrian crisis. These projects include enhancing the wheat crop plantation in northern Syria of $245000 providing $70000 medical supplies for the victims of clashes in Al-Zabadani and Douma building clay houses for IDP families at a cost of $238161 for the first phase and procuring water tanks to distribute clean drinking water in Aleppo city and countryside and Idlib countryside at a cost of $179000.

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