Chapter
9:
Case
studies
in
Ta’izz
9.6
Other
known
conflicts
in
Ta’izz
9.6.1
Case
10
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Experiences
in
Al-‐Maafer
district
Meeting
with
Local
Council
in
Al-‐Maafer
district
Date
of
interview:
April
16,
2014
Participants:
District
Council
Facility-‐
Alma’aafer
district
Participants:
District
director,
general
secretary
of
local
council,
local
council
members,
local
water
officials,
civil
society
representatives
and
individuals
affected
by
water
conflicts
Random
Well
drilling
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Wells
are
200-‐300
meter
deep
in
the
district.
Water
drilling
occurs
both
manually
and
by
means
of
drillers.
Drillers
have
to
obtain
permission
from
NWRA
before
they
drill.
Manual
drilling
is
unregulated.
The
problem
with
manual
drilling
is
that
it
is
unregulated
and
it
happens
a
lot
at
the
village
level.
Conflicts
happen
mainly
because
of
well
drilling
whether
for
agriculture
or
drinking
use.
Since
2011,
problem
of
random
well
drilling
increased
rapidly,
many
times
without
permission.
That
caused
conflicts
and
some
of
these
conflicts
were
about
to
turn
violent
but
with
efforts
from
some
sheikhs
and
locals
some
of
them
were
resolved
or
rather
put
to
sleep
for
the
time
being.
Drilling
happened
‘randomly’
and
intensively.
In
an
area
one-‐tenth
of
an
acre,
there
are
5
wells.
Drilling
happens
in
protected
areas.
Sometimes
NWRA
issues
permissions/licenses
for
drilling
without
examining
how
that
will
affect
existing
water
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