AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited the phosphate hills rehabilitation project in Ruseifa on Monday, the Jordan News Agency reported.
The king was briefed by Deputy Prime Minister Tawfiq Kreishan, who chairs the project’s follow-up committee.
Kreishan said the project, launched in 2021, included rehabilitating 1,700 dunums (420 acres) as part of efforts to address ecological challenges in the area. He added that the work focused on areas with high pollution levels.
The initiative includes the construction of a public park and a wall to protect the rehabilitated area, planting trees around the park and restoring the livestock market.
Mohammad Thneibat, chairman of Jordan Phosphate Mines Co., said the scheme was the largest ecological project in Jordan, with a cost of JD35 million ($49 million).
Amman Mayor Yousef Shawarbeh gave a briefing on the Greater Amman Municipality’s work during the first phase of the project, which included soil testing and identifying plant varieties that might be able to survive in the area’s climate.
King Abdullah also launched the Ruseifa ecological park, which features 15,000 trees.
He toured the park’s facilities, which cost JD2.5 million, and called for the development of a plan to use other recovered property to better serve the people of Ruseifa.
