As a result of this failure, the Authority will be forced to cut off irrigation water starting this afternoon, Monday, August 17, 2026, for a period of no less than four days, on the northeastern side of the project, starting from the pressure breaker point No. (8) located between the towns of Kafr Falos and Marah Al-Habas.
On Tuesday morning, August 18, 2026, the technical teams in the Lebaa Irrigation Department will begin excavation work, inspect the line, and determine the nature and size of the fault, in preparation for carrying out the necessary maintenance work, under the supervision of the Investment and Maintenance Department of the National Litani River Authority.
To this end, coordination was made with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport – Regional Directorate in the South, and with the President of the Union of Jezzine Municipalities and the Municipality of Lebaa, to keep up with maintenance work and take the necessary measures to ensure traffic safety and public safety at the works site.
The Authority asks drivers and citizens to exercise caution and caution while passing in the vicinity of the crash site and excavations, and to adhere to the instructions and signs posted, in order to preserve their safety and the safety of the workers.
As for the towns and regions that will be affected by the interruption of irrigation water, they are: Kfarfalos, Marah Al-Habbas, Lebaa, Karkha, Baqsta, Shawalik, Ain Al-Mir partly, Wadi Baanqudin, Kefraya, Kfarjara, Al-Salihiya, Al-Qaryah (Al-Qarqashiya), Majdelyoun and Abra.
The Authority called on subscribers and farmers in the aforementioned areas to “irrigate their crops and take the necessary precautions to overcome the period of interruption of irrigation water, provided that water supply is resumed immediately upon completion of maintenance work and the line is returned to service.”
