http://www.english.hadhramaut.info President directs solving land issues in Aden [The Source: sabanews.net - 10/06/2009] President Ali Abdullah Saleh has issued directives to government to allocate more than YR 600 million to improve output of power stations in al-Huswa, al-Mansoura and Khour Maksar. In his meeting with members of local councils and executive directors in the governorate on Wednesday, Saleh discussed with these officials issues touching their needs lead by electricity, water, lands, health, education and woman. He indicated that the service and development projects inaugurated on Wednesday will help in meeting citizens' aspirations and promote progress and services provided to them. These projects cost approximately YR 31, 9 billion. Saleh also directed the local authority to authorize the National Water Corporation to speed up digging new wells besides exiting ones and improving Aden water project's bumping output to meet people's need of water. He then directed local authority and the General Authority for Lands, Survey and Urban Planning to solve lands issue, deterring any aggression against them and using media and transparency to make all land issues public. He indicated efforts exerted by the state to solve the problem of retirees and those who are left without work," but some want to make from these issues a pretext to mislead public opinion and carry out their own agenda targeting the homeland and its unity."He asserted state's keenness on developing woman and her ability, pushing fields promoting here status and enhancing her participation in public life and development. He highlighted achievements realized by local councils in field of development, affirming intention to transference to local ruling with broad power