http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Three dams at $630,000 in Hodeidah to be implemented [The Source: www.sabanews.net - 25/1/2009] The Field Unit at Tehama Development Authority (TDA) started construction works in three dams in Siham and Jahif valleys in Hudeidah governorate at a total cost of $630,000 in the current January. The dams, which are financed by the Yemeni government and World Bank within the framework of Groundwater and Soil Conservation Project (GSCP), are a dam of 100m length with two feeding and filtering gates at a cost of $350,000 in Sharifiah, the other one in Jahif at a cost of $150,000 and the third Shalaeih's dam is at a cost of $130,000 in Jahif. These dams will help in expanding the agricultural area in the two valleys, exploiting the rainwater properly and protecting the neighboring villages and different buildings from the heavy rains hazards .