Saleh pays inspection visits to Taiz districts

TAIZ, Nov. 17 (Saba) – President Ali Abdullah Saleh paid on Wednesday inspection visits to the districts of al Ma’afir, al Mawasit and al Shimayatain in Taiz province. He was received by local officials, sheikhs and social dignitaries as he arrived to inspect the people’s conditions and exchange congratulations on Eid al Adha with them. He also inspected progress on developmental projects including roads and dams, stressing the importance of building more dams and dykes to invest rainwater, and doubling efforts to follow up progress on the implementation of developmental projects. On the trip, Saleh highlighted the development strides in the districts as he pointed to giant projects such as those in the roads, education and electricity sectors. He urged the local governments and councils to address the people’s issues and work hard to meet their development needs under the annual plans of the local councils. FRSaba