Kishon River to Undergo $63m Clean-Up Operation

The Israeli Government has approved the proposal by the Ministry of Environmental Protection to clean up and rehabilitate the Kishon River in Haifa, Israel.

The three-year clean-up project will cost ILS220m ($63m), funded by the government, polluting industries and local authorities.

The work will include dredging, pumping, removal and treatment of the polluted sediments from the riverbed and removal of sludge ponds from the banks of the river.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection will coordinate the activities necessary for implementing the clean-up by different stakeholders, which include government ministries, the Water Authority, the Kishon Drainage Authority, the Kishon River Authority, local authorities and industries.