أهالي بلدة حمانا يقطعون طريق المديرج احتجاجا على تدشين مشروع سد القيسماني

I thought the road 2 Falouja was in Iraq....

anonymetexasusa... I have been commenting on this website since 2001. I've stated previously my families history and political allegiances and now will completely show my cards by confirming that I am from Falougha. Half of my family is from hammana. We pride ourselves from the quality of our water. The best water, not just in Lebanon but the middle east. "Sohat" water is bottled from a spring in Falougha. The best water can be collected at the aian Falougha or aied el saedeh church water fountain. All water then falls towards hammana.

It's feared that the dam will affect the flow of water down to the village aian and to hammana. The Falougha mayor, Samir Ghanem, has fought hard to reserect Falougha and is safe to trust in his position on the dam.

I agree with ado.australia, I am from Falougha too and our Mayor is doing a great job, this Dam damn will not serve the Lebanese or our area, this dam will serve the Kuwaiti's, very soon we will be the minorities in Almaten.

This Dam will serve the Kuwati's and the Kuwaiti's alone, very soon we will be the minorities in our own country.

I would also like to get the pro and cons here. Ado finally gave us some cons, but what about the pros? Is it about saving water so that it is better distributed throughout the year? Is it about hydro-electric power? In either case, how will this negatively affect the quality of the water?

What did the fish say when it swam into a wall?
DAMn
This article is as funny as my joke

The only feasibility study for this 35 million USD project was made by world known expert DR. Qumair, Lebanon's water resources ministry's director general who resigned this year.

His assessment is this project is dangerous and not feasible. But his report is kept a 'classified secret' at the Lebanese government.

Wonder how and why the funding was approved.........

So here it goes. The Kaysamani dam was planned years ago in the kaysamani region to help get water to villages (neither hammana nor falougha) down on the other side of the mountain where both villages are located.
For unfounded reasons, a year and a half ago, the dam was moved to Mghiteh which is a land owned by falougha but declared as a "protected area" to protect water of the chaghour fall (the main water source that feeds Hammana). THe protest is to move the dam away from the protected hydrological area of the water sources because the dam construction will contaminate the water. The flow of the chaghour will be deeply affected by the dam and the potential risk of flooding in case of dam failure will flood not only Hammana but several villages around. Dam should be moved back to original location

IT is an additional income fr Mr. Bassil...he has to do this so he will have additional $$billion income in his account, so he may buy additional Yacht or own plane...

وعن الأضرار الناجمة عن إنشاء السد، يقول شاهين: "ما نخاف حصوله أنه في حال تعرّض حائط السد لهزة أرضية أو في حال شن أي عدوان حربي، فإن البلدة مهددة بالغرق، أما الأهم فهو أننا نخشى من نقصان منسوب مياه نبع الشاغور بنسبة 50%، ما يؤدي إلى تلوث المياه وتكاثر البكتيريا داخلها".

وتابع شاهين: "إن ساعات تقنين المياه حالياً هي 12 ساعة فقط، ففي حال خفّ منسوب المياه سترتفع ساعات التقنين إلى 20 ساعة، علماً أنهم يرجّحون أن تنخفض نسبة المياه 10% فقط، ولتبديد هذه الشكوك، سبق وطلبتُ من ممثل مجلس الإنماء والإعمار، أن يعيّن مكتباً ثالثاً ليفصل بين الدراستين (الوزارة والبلدية)، إلا أنه رفض".

إلى ذلك، أصدرت بلدية حمانا بياناً شرحت فيه الأسباب الكاملة والهواجس من إنشاء السد.

The dam project is an old project planned for the Kaysamani region Hammana/Falougha mountain top(hence the name: kaysamani) to feed villages (neither Hammana nor Falougha) downhill with water.
a year and a half ago the dam was moved to mghiteh a land owned by falougha but declared by the ministry of environment and the ministry of water sources as a 'protected area' to protect the ground water sources feeding the chaghour waterfall (main hammana water source). The protest is to move back the dam from the protected zone, as this will undoubtedly contaminate the ground water of the fall as well as the dam water (so it will not be potable) and the flow of the water source in chaghour will be considerably lower considering its main feeders are re-routed. There's also the fear of dam construction failure (especially considering the construction quality and services in our government) which will drown not only hammana but a wider area around the river flowing from the chaghour.

No problem..:)